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A SEASON OF STORIES
Peabody Mansion Mysteries
Episode 9
Case Closed
Leanna Lindquist, DTM
In the previous episode Laura and Penny received another threatening note. They went to Peabody Mansion to
look for more clues and were locked in the basement.
“No bars, that’s just dandy.” Penny’s eyes grew as light. “Are you ready?”
big as saucers. “What are we going to do?” “Please don’t let it be a dead body,” Penny
“I’m going to flip the light switch on so we pleaded.
can see what we are doing.” The basement was A little gasp escaped from both women when
once again bathed in a dim light. Laura walked Laura opened the trunk and the face of a devil
down the stairs, took Penny by the shoulders, and stared back at them. She reached into the trunk
looked her in the eye. “We are going to search and pulled out the mask. It felt smooth to the
the room at the end of the hall then put on our touch as she turned it over and over in her hands.
big girl panties and find a way out of here. After “It must be William’s,” said Penny as she
that we will figure out who locked us in and why. pulled out the velvet coat. She gave it a shake,
That should lead us to William’s murderer. Let’s laid it on a mattress and smoothed the creases
get on with it.” Penny stood with her mouth open in the fabric with her hands. “It’s magnificent. It
as Laura marched down the hall. takes me back to the Halloween party.” As Penny
“Well, are you coming?” reminisced Laura checked the pockets of the coat.
Laura opened the door and turned on the “What are you looking for?”
light. “Look at the scuff marks on the floor. “Clues of course. Nothing. That’s disappointing.”
Something was drug out from that cupboard, and “Did you look inside? Sometimes there are
it looks recent.” Laura flung open the doors and secret pockets in the lining.” Penny opened the
looked down at a large dusty trunk. “Let’s each coat and ran her hands over every inch searching
take a handle and pull it out.” It was surprisingly for any openings. “Eureka!” She pulled out a
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