Now You See Me/Transcript

Josiah: What did I tell you guys, best seats in the house!

Victor: I suppose so, but hopefully this show lives up to my expectations.

Luke: Hoping for an idea about a new novel Victor?

Victor: .....Maybe.

Alice: Shhh, its starting!

Horatio: Greeting ladies and gentlemen! I am The Great Horatio, magician extrodinaire! I am here to dazzle and amaze those who bear witness to my magic.

Sonia: Promising so far.

Horatio: First, I will begin by making my assistant, the lovely Maple Holoman, disappear!

Horatio: My dear, if you would please.

Maple: But of course sir.

Horatio: Now behold, as I make her... vanish! SHIA KAZING!

POOF

Horatio: And behold... She is gone!

Victor: Excellent! Splendid! Magnificent!

Alice: Someone seems a bit too into it if you ask me.

Horatio: Now, where might she be, you may ask?

Horatio: Why don't we see if she's... in here?

Horatio: .....

Josiah: Huh? Shouldn't she emerge from that?

Horatio: From here!

Horatio: ...It appears Maple is a bit shy today, allow me to give her a little encouragement.

Horatio: AbracadabraaaAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Josiah: Holy smokes, she's dead!

Sonia: Is one day really too much to ask for in this town?

Luke: Don't worry Sonia, I'll handle this one. You go back to base with Victor and Alice.

Victor: It may take a while for me to set things up so I'll let you know when I'm ready. Till then, you'll have to handle any forensic analyzing yourselves.

Josiah: Duly noted, come on   let's get on stage and see what happened.

Chapter 1
Investigate Stage

Josiah: Holy crap, not many people vomit up blood like that from what I've seen.

Luke: Yeah, I think she's dead, no questions asked.

Luke: From what that magician said, her name was Maple Holoman. Didn't think she'd go out on stage like that.

Josiah: We better get the word from autopsy on what happened, and we better talk to that magician too.

Luke: And look, someone lost their glove in the panic.

Luke: Hopefully they left a trace,  I'll leave it you, maybe we can get a witness.

Josiah: Well, so much for a day off, now its time to show a little magic of our own, the magic of crime scene investigations!

Autopsy the Victim's Body

Examine Glove

Josiah: Nice work getting those skin cells from that glove.

Josiah: Unfortunately, Victor hasn't gotten everything ready yet, so we'll have to examine these for ourselves.

Luke: Alrighty then, let's examine these under a microscope then.

Examine Skin Cells

Josiah: These skin cells belong to one Rhonda Sonoda, she's employed as an usher for the theater.

Luke: She must've lost this in the panic, things have calmed down now, so let's see if Mrs. Sonoda can tell us if she saw anything.

Ask Rhonda if she saw anything in the panic

Josiah: Mrs. Sonoda, is everything alright?

Rhonda: Thankfully yes, the crowd is under control. Any chance we'll know when we can leave?

Josiah: Sorry, but we can't risk the killer trying to escape. Anyways, did you know the victim?

Rhonda: Can't say I do, she and I operated in completely different circles.

Rhonda: But I'm sorry to see she's gone like that, no one deserves that.

Luke: Rest assured we'll work as fast we can to wrap this up Mrs. Sonoda, promise!

Talk to Horatio about his assitant's murder

Horatio: I can't believe it, what kind of madman would do this to my assistant?

Josiah: We'll find out sir, rest assured. Can we have your name for the record please?

Horatio: Horatio Kowalski, but I prefer my stage name, The Great Horatio!

Luke: Right, well Mr Kowalski, what can you tell us about Mrs. Holoman?

Horatio: A woman like her comes once every few years, she's willing to do the hard work alongside me and take risks.

Horatio: And she was a saint that woman, a real saint! She helps out at the church every week, she was just there before coming to the theater for her... last performance.

Josiah: What church would that be?

Horatio: St. Junction Church, named after the district, its not too far from here as a matter of fact.

Luke: We'll go have a look at the church, but don't go anywhere Horatio, we may need to see you again soon.

Investigate St. Junction Church

Josiah: I feel kinda bad having to treat this place like a crime scene, I'm not very religious, but I still feel uncomfortable.

Luke: Don't worry Luke, thankfully  has nerves of steel, so we'll be fine.

Luke: And check it out, that's our victim in this photo!

Josiah: But what's this, "Your fame is fleeting Maple, and soon you'll be gone."

Luke: This has to be from the killer, let's have a closer look at the photo and see if they left anything behind.

Luke: And if you think this plaque is important , let's recover the faded writing and see what this is.

Examine Photo

Josiah: Whatever this white creamy substance is, the killer had to have left it behind.

Luke: Good news guys, Victor just told me he's back at the lab and all set to go!

Josiah: Great, let's send this to him, on the double!

Analyze White Substance

Examine Faded Plaque

Josiah: The faded plaque reads "This church is the domain of Father Matthew Patrone"

Josiah: He must be the church's priest, we better talk to him about the victim's work here. If its related to her murder, we'll need all the help we can get.

Ask Father Patrone about the victim's church work

Josiah: Father Patrone, can we talk to you for a minute?

Matthew: Of course my child, speak freely.

Luke: We're with the Warrenville PD, and we're currently investigating the murder of Maple Holoman.

Matthew: Maple Holoman, she's dead?

Josiah: Afraid so, someone killed her during her performance with The Great Horatio.

Matthew: How sad, that poor woman.

Matthew: She was a real help to the church, and her performance work really helped spread the word of our charities too.

Matthew: Hopefully her soul will be at peace.

Luke: Oh don't worry, we'll make sure of it, by putting her killer behind bars.