3 Weeks

ACT 1: CHAPTER 4

Jaden was looking around Anya's room, as the pants size had matched. Maya's also matched. She saw a note.
It was the same exact note that Paradox wrote, but from Anya..
Wait.. how would Anya have written the same exact note as Paradox..? She thought. But then, she finally realized it.

All of a sudden, "DING DING DING!!! Your time is UP!" Slinky rang a bell, calling for everyone to come to the lobby.
"Huh? Since when were we timed??" Julian raised an eyebrow.
"I decided that just now. Got a problem with it?" Slinky put his hands on his hips. "ANYWAY!! I would like for everyone to present the evidence they found!"
Jaden awkwardly breathed in to speak, but she was interrupted.
"Well, I think I should go first, since my group found the most." Anya stepped forward.

"There was a jewelry box with Ghag's name on it in Paradox's room, and a bloody necklace was in it. This was no doubt the weapon used to kill Ghag. There was also.. his bloody shirt, sitting right there in his laundry basket. I believe it was YOU Paradox!" She pointed with confidence.
"WHAT?! I-I wouldn't kill anyone!! Especially Ghag out of all people!!" Paradox yelled out in defense.
"Look here Para." Anya took out the note from her pocket. "You wrote this. You even signed it!"
"Wha?? No I didn't!!" Paradox stared at the note in confusion.

"Slinky, I believe we have our culprit." Anya turned to Slinky.
"Hmmhm.. Well played..!" Slinky folded his arms.
"..N-NOT SO FAST!" Jaden raised her voice at everyone. Everyone looked at her.
"What? We know who killed Ghag! What more do you have to say?" Anya asked Jaden.
"Well, we do, but it is NOT Para!"
"Wh- Huh?? But theres so much evidence!?" Anya squinted.
"Let me just get to the point. I found some bloody pants stuck in the trash disposal in the sink.." Jaden stepped forward. "Their size was Medium, 8-10. If these pants belonged to the murderer, then the murderer isn't Para. That's not his pants size!"

Para sighed with relief. "See? I told you it wasn't me!"
Anya crossed her arms. "Guess I didn't see that.."
"Yeah, there was a plate on top. You probably wouldn't have.. If you were ignoring it!" Jaden looked straight at Anya. "The culprit is YOU Anya!!" Jaden burst out.
"What?! Why me??" Anya whined.
"Only you and Maya have the correct pants size, and I found THIS in your room.." Jaden took out the note she found.
"It was the exact same one the Paradox wrote, or at least we think, but it was signed by Anya. But in actuality.. Anya was the one that wrote that note signed by Paradox!!"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??!" Anya yelled at her.
"Not only that, but you're the one that's pointing out all of this "evidence"! Everything you made up by yourself, so you could frame Para!"
Everyone stepped away from Anya, leaving her breathing heavily.
"I DIDN'T DO IT!! WHY DO YOU THINK IT WAS ME!? I.. I..!!" Anya put her head in her hands.

"I think we have our REAL culprit, Slinky." Jaden said to him.
"HAHAH!! YES!!! WELL DONE! WELL DONE!!!" Slinky jumped with joy as Anya broke down onto the floor in tears.
..I still can't believe that it actually was one of us though..
Why did Anya do this?? What could possibly have been more important to her then friends and family??
Jaden's thought process was interrupted by Slinky's loud obnoxious voice.
"It's time so see how all of this REALLY went down!! HERE'S THE FOOTAGE!!!" Slinky screamed with joy as he reached up to the ceiling to pull down a projector screen.
"Wait- you RECORDED THIS??!" Lua's eyes widened.
"No!! NO!! NONE OF US WANT TO WATCH THIS!!" Tofu covered her eyes.

First, the murderer wrote the letter originally signed by their own name, but instead decided it would be better if their identity was hidden, so they rewrote the letter signing it as Paradox.
"To Ghag, come to the dining hall at midnight, I need to discuss something important with you. Sincerely, Paradox."
Ghag read this letter, thinking it was actually from Paradox, and she decided she would wear a pretty necklace.
Later that night, she arrived at the dining hall, looking for Paradox. This is when the culprit striked.

They took Ghag's necklace, and choked her, leaving marks and cuts. The broke the necklace afterwards.
They noticed how there was so much blood all over their clothing, and how that meeded to be taken care of. They saw the trash disposal switch for the sink in the kitchen, and decided that was the way to go. However, their pants got stuck, and they decided to try and hide it with a simple plate. But, a thread of those pants got carried with them to their next destination..

They took the jewelry box from Ghag's room, and put it in Paradox's. The thread fell into that box as it was placed down. The bloody broken necklace was used to put blood all over Paradox's shirt, making it look like he was the murderer. The necklace was pur back in the box, and the murderer left Para's room.

The next morning, everyone discovers the body, and the murderer leads a group to find evidence for the culprit. However, they lead everyone to believe all the fake evidence they had set up.

"And, the person that beautifully conducted all of this was, ANYA!!! YOU GOT IT RIGHT!!  YAYY!!" Slinky burst with joy.