Clue [Sanders Sides AU]

Chapter Five - Connecting the Dots

"Very well, I know who did it."

"You do?" everyone asked in utter shock.

"And, furthermore, I'm going to tell you how it was all done," Thomas went on, a sudden confidence oozing from him, "Follow me," he ordered, folding his hands behind his back and walking towards the library, everyone else trailing behind him, "In order to help you understand what happened, I shall need to take you through the events of the evening step by step," he explained.

Oh no... the guests collectively thought.

"At the start of the evening, Remy was here by himself, waiting to offer you all a glass of champagne," Thomas briefly picked up the glass on the counter before placing it back down, "I was in the hall," he began his walk out towards the main hall, only to pause at the door, turning to face everyone, "I know because I was there," he clarified.

He took in a deep breath, "Then, I hurried across the kitchen," he made a small gesture with his hand, signaling for everyone else to follow as he walked to said room. His walk turned into a jog as he rushed down the steps of the kitchen, "And the cook was in here, alive," he declared, stopping at the counter, "Sharpening knives, preparing for dinner," he spoke fast as he spun around to face the others who had began to stumble into the room, "And then..." he trailed off as he ran out of the kitchen.

Everyone quickly ran after Thomas, "Then the doorbell rang!" he shouted, running up to the front door, and spinning around to face the others, "And it was you," he gestured to Colonel Heart.

"Yes," Heart nodded in confirmation.

"I asked you for your coat and I recognized you as Colonel Heart, and I prevented you from telling me your real name because I didn't want any of you to use any name other than your pseudonym, and I introduced myself to you as the butler and I ran across the hall to the library!" Thomas spoke in one breath, words coming out fast before anyone had any time to even catch up with what he said next.

He ran across the hall, to the library. The guests stood in the main hall for several seconds, everyone exchanging a look, wondering where in the world this burst of energy came from.

"And then Remy met you," Thomas continued, spinning around to face the group that had made their way in front of the doorway, "And smiled," he pulled on a smile, similar to the one Remy had worn, "And poured you a drink," he immediately ran out of the library, back to the main hall.

Everyone watched him from the doorway as he stopped by the front door once again, "And the doorbell rang," he took in a sharp breath before continuing, "And it was Snake looking pale and tragic, and I took his coat and hung it up," he ran towards the library once again, stopping short as he stood in front of the group, "And I introduced Snake to Colonel Heart."

Thomas turned away from the group, where Snake and Heart had been standing at the start of the night, mimicking the encounter by saying "Hello," twice. He turned back to the group, approaching Snake, his voice going back to a regular pace, "And I noticed that Snake and Remy flinched."

Snake shifted his gaze to the floor at the statement.

"Then," Thomas went on, "There was a rumble of thunder and a crash of lightening," he mimicked the thunder, "And to make a long story short..."

"Too late," the guests chimed in.

"One by one, you all arrived," he spun around on his heels and ran out the door towards the gong, "And then the gong was struck by Camden," he rang the gong, just as Camden had done at the start of the night, "And we went into the dining room," he quickly rushed towards said room, while everyone trailed behind him.