The Case of the Candy Killer
Written and Performed By:
Owen H
and Jake Swartwout
Starts out with a reporter, talking.
Reporter: Next up on Noodle news, a recent murder. Late last night, Littleton millionaire Henry Hershey was hosting a party to celebrate his 50th birthday. He invited only his best friends, and one who decided: their friendship was over. After everyone had left, and Henry retired to his study, where someone came and stabbed him with a gold plated letter opener, killing him.
A picture of a wrapped chocolate bar with a knife in it and some strawberry jam is shown here.
Reporter: Now, armed with suspects, evidence, clues, and a super knowledge, Detective Inspector is on the case.
Scene cuts to interview.
Reporter: What clues did you find that can help find the murderer?
Detective: Well, at the crime scene, we have the letter opener, some powder found on Henry’s clothes, some torn fabric stuck on Henry’s fence, a candy bar, and an unintelligible note written in a black marker. We have also have the video-tapes, filmed by Henry’s personal security system. It is offline until later notice, but our top technical specialists are working on it.
Reporter: Okay, I’ll let you get back to your job. Thanks for your time.
Detective: Sure thing,*shakes hand*
Back to reporter talking
Reporter: We have 4 suspects from the party Henry hosted, that could be the murderer. There’s Nancy the nougat nut, Pete the pretzel pro, Carrie the caramel queen, and Charlie the chocolate champ. Each one was interrogated, and searched to learn more about who the murder could have been.
Goes to people talking
Charlie’s interview:
Reporter: When he came in, he seemed tired and had bloodshot eyes. He was wearing a cotton shirt too. Here is a recording from the interview.
Detective: So Charlie, you have a small cut on your hand, why is that?
Charlie: It was from chopping chocolate.
Detective: Hmmm. I see. And were you in Henry’s office last night?
Charlie: Yes, I was in Henry’s office with him, but I was just talking to him about my idea for a “More chocolaty snickers bar”
Reporter: When he was searched, a Black EF marker was found, and a to do list saying:
Reporter: Next up on Noodle news, a recent murder. Late last night, Littleton millionaire Henry Hershey was hosting a party to celebrate his 50th birthday. He invited only his best friends, and one who decided: their friendship was over. After everyone had left, and Henry retired to his study, where someone came and stabbed him with a gold plated letter opener, killing him.
A picture of a wrapped chocolate bar with a knife in it and some strawberry jam is shown here.
Reporter: Now, armed with suspects, evidence, clues, and a super knowledge, Detective Inspector is on the case.
Scene cuts to interview.
Reporter: What clues did you find that can help find the murderer?
Detective: Well, at the crime scene, we have the letter opener, some powder found on Henry’s clothes, some torn fabric stuck on Henry’s fence, a candy bar, and an unintelligible note written in a black marker. We have also have the video-tapes, filmed by Henry’s personal security system. It is offline until later notice, but our top technical specialists are working on it.
Reporter: Okay, I’ll let you get back to your job. Thanks for your time.
Detective: Sure thing,*shakes hand*
Back to reporter talking
Reporter: We have 4 suspects from the party Henry hosted, that could be the murderer. There’s Nancy the nougat nut, Pete the pretzel pro, Carrie the caramel queen, and Charlie the chocolate champ. Each one was interrogated, and searched to learn more about who the murder could have been.
Goes to people talking
Charlie’s interview:
Reporter: When he came in, he seemed tired and had bloodshot eyes. He was wearing a cotton shirt too. Here is a recording from the interview.
Detective: So Charlie, you have a small cut on your hand, why is that?
Charlie: It was from chopping chocolate.
Detective: Hmmm. I see. And were you in Henry’s office last night?
Charlie: Yes, I was in Henry’s office with him, but I was just talking to him about my idea for a “More chocolaty snickers bar”
Reporter: When he was searched, a Black EF marker was found, and a to do list saying:
- Safeway- peanuts, chocolate, sugar
- Call mom to ask for a loan
- Go to pawn shop and try to sell some more stuff
Nancy’s interview:
Reporter: Nancy seemed calm during her interview, but looked tired. She was wearing a cotton blouse with some white powder on it and dirt on the knee of her jeans.
Detective: So Nancy what is that powder on your blouse?
Nancy: Oh, well that is just some sugar from a batch of nougat I was making earlier.
(Here Nancy should be sitting in a huge pile of white powder)
Detective: So were you in Henry’s office last night?
Nancy: I’m not going to lie, I was in his office, but he invited me in. Ya know Henry’s always been kinda sweet on me. He gave me a whole bag of 3 musketeers bars, they are my favorite.
Reporter: When she was searched, a Black Crayola marker was found, and a “calls to make” list saying:
Carrie’s interview:
Reporter: Carrie seemed hyper, and asked for water. She came in wearing a nylon jogging suit.
Detective: You seem nervous. Why?
Carrie: When I was in Henry’s office last night, I wanted him to admit that my candy was better than the Milky Way bars. I even gave him some samples. But I wasn’t sure if he liked them. That doesn’t mean I murdered him though!
When Carrie was searched, they discovered a list of things to buy, that she said was already purchased. It read:
Detective: So Pete, you look tired is there a reason?
Pete: Well, yes, Mr inspector sir. You see I was working late last night and I am really tired. By the way, I could really go for a salty snack! Do you have one?
Detective: No, but I do have a few more questions. I must ask you… Were you in Henry’s office last night?
Pete: Yes, I was in Henry’s office last night, however I was only in there to talk about next week’s Bronco’s game. Also I wanted to invite him to a party of mine featuring my new chocolate covered pretzels. My good pal Henry loved that sweet and salty combo that my pretzels were famous for.
Reporter: When Pete was searched, a shopping list and a black Crayola marker were found. The shopping list said:
Reporter: Nancy seemed calm during her interview, but looked tired. She was wearing a cotton blouse with some white powder on it and dirt on the knee of her jeans.
Detective: So Nancy what is that powder on your blouse?
Nancy: Oh, well that is just some sugar from a batch of nougat I was making earlier.
(Here Nancy should be sitting in a huge pile of white powder)
Detective: So were you in Henry’s office last night?
Nancy: I’m not going to lie, I was in his office, but he invited me in. Ya know Henry’s always been kinda sweet on me. He gave me a whole bag of 3 musketeers bars, they are my favorite.
Reporter: When she was searched, a Black Crayola marker was found, and a “calls to make” list saying:
- Travel agent(trip to Hawaii)
- Salon (haircut and color)
- Doctor’s office (need that new salt free diet info)
Carrie’s interview:
Reporter: Carrie seemed hyper, and asked for water. She came in wearing a nylon jogging suit.
Detective: You seem nervous. Why?
Carrie: When I was in Henry’s office last night, I wanted him to admit that my candy was better than the Milky Way bars. I even gave him some samples. But I wasn’t sure if he liked them. That doesn’t mean I murdered him though!
When Carrie was searched, they discovered a list of things to buy, that she said was already purchased. It read:
- Caramel
- Sugar (10 lb bag)
- Flour
- Frosting
Pete’s interview:
Reporter: Pete seemed sleepy, and was wearing some cotton painters pants.Detective: So Pete, you look tired is there a reason?
Pete: Well, yes, Mr inspector sir. You see I was working late last night and I am really tired. By the way, I could really go for a salty snack! Do you have one?
Detective: No, but I do have a few more questions. I must ask you… Were you in Henry’s office last night?
Pete: Yes, I was in Henry’s office last night, however I was only in there to talk about next week’s Bronco’s game. Also I wanted to invite him to a party of mine featuring my new chocolate covered pretzels. My good pal Henry loved that sweet and salty combo that my pretzels were famous for.
Reporter: When Pete was searched, a shopping list and a black Crayola marker were found. The shopping list said:
New Pretzel recipe:
Reporter: This was observed after the interrogations while the suspects were in a room talking to each other. We hid a microphone so we could hear what they were saying.
Nancy: “I don’t mean to be rude, but I hope they settle Henry’s estate soon. I’m sure I am in his will. I can’t take much more stress. It’s bad enough I can’t eat salt anymore because of my high blood pressure”
Carrie: “Yeah. I hope the cops don’t keep us here too long for this stupid questioning. I got stuff to do. Need to bake a cake for my boyfriend in prison. I hope the guards let me give it to him.”
Charlie: “I can’t believe this is happening. I just KNOW that Henry was gonna give me that loan. And now there’s no way. Hope sugar is on sale this week. I need money or I’ll be out of business soon.”
Pete: “I can’t believe Henry is gone. He changed my life. Introducing me to my new girlfriend and even almost got me convinced that 3 musketeers bars are the best candy. I’ve gained 5 pounds from eating them!”
In the News Room
Scientist runs in…
Detective/scientist: Reporter sir! Reporter sir! We have some evidence!
Reporter: Spit it out! What have you got!
D/S: Well, we ran some tests on the different things found at the scene! First, we noticed that the piece of cloth was cotton! Not nylon. And that powder we found… It was Cornstarch, Baking Soda, and Salt! Can you believe it?!? Do you remember that gross half eaten candy bar? It was a 3 musketeer! And that note we found was written with a black Crayola marker!
Shows people testing things (in background)
Reporter: Aaannnnd…?
D/S: Well, Carrie was wearing nylon clothes, and the fiber was cotton. That means she was out of it. And the since the ink was Crayola, it couldn’t be Charlie or Carrie who is already out. Then, we saw that Pete needed the exact powder that was found at the crime for his pretzels. So we thought it was him. When we studied him more, we remembered him saying how much he liked 3 musketeers. So all the evidence points to Pete! He was wearing cotton, he loves 3 musketeers, he wrote in crayola marker, and his recipe for pretzels included the ingredients in the mystery powder. The mystery is solved!
During that we show them crossing things out.
Reporter: Aha! What about the film? And the Knife?
Technical expert runs in
Tech Person: Reporter sir! Reporter sir! We have the video from the cameras! We got them working! Here, its the video from outside the study.
Shows video of Pete sneaking in and out of study.
Tech Person: And here is the one from in the study
Then next video shows of Pete handing Henry a note. Then he stabs Henry with knife/letter opener and blood (jam) sprays everywhere. Pete laughs wildly and drops his candy bar, and some powder fall out of his shopping bag.
Tech Person: Oh, I almost forgot. The knife only had chocolate smudges so we didn’t know if that matched Pete’s fingers.
Reporter: Darn. I thought it would.
Back at the News Room
Reporter: So it was Pete who did it… let’s go call the cops.
- Salt
- Oil
- Baking Soda
- Cornstarch (for the dipping sauce)
- Chips
- Salsa
- Soda
Reporter: This was observed after the interrogations while the suspects were in a room talking to each other. We hid a microphone so we could hear what they were saying.
Nancy: “I don’t mean to be rude, but I hope they settle Henry’s estate soon. I’m sure I am in his will. I can’t take much more stress. It’s bad enough I can’t eat salt anymore because of my high blood pressure”
Carrie: “Yeah. I hope the cops don’t keep us here too long for this stupid questioning. I got stuff to do. Need to bake a cake for my boyfriend in prison. I hope the guards let me give it to him.”
Charlie: “I can’t believe this is happening. I just KNOW that Henry was gonna give me that loan. And now there’s no way. Hope sugar is on sale this week. I need money or I’ll be out of business soon.”
Pete: “I can’t believe Henry is gone. He changed my life. Introducing me to my new girlfriend and even almost got me convinced that 3 musketeers bars are the best candy. I’ve gained 5 pounds from eating them!”
In the News Room
Scientist runs in…
Detective/scientist: Reporter sir! Reporter sir! We have some evidence!
Reporter: Spit it out! What have you got!
D/S: Well, we ran some tests on the different things found at the scene! First, we noticed that the piece of cloth was cotton! Not nylon. And that powder we found… It was Cornstarch, Baking Soda, and Salt! Can you believe it?!? Do you remember that gross half eaten candy bar? It was a 3 musketeer! And that note we found was written with a black Crayola marker!
Shows people testing things (in background)
Reporter: Aaannnnd…?
D/S: Well, Carrie was wearing nylon clothes, and the fiber was cotton. That means she was out of it. And the since the ink was Crayola, it couldn’t be Charlie or Carrie who is already out. Then, we saw that Pete needed the exact powder that was found at the crime for his pretzels. So we thought it was him. When we studied him more, we remembered him saying how much he liked 3 musketeers. So all the evidence points to Pete! He was wearing cotton, he loves 3 musketeers, he wrote in crayola marker, and his recipe for pretzels included the ingredients in the mystery powder. The mystery is solved!
During that we show them crossing things out.
Reporter: Aha! What about the film? And the Knife?
Technical expert runs in
Tech Person: Reporter sir! Reporter sir! We have the video from the cameras! We got them working! Here, its the video from outside the study.
Shows video of Pete sneaking in and out of study.
Tech Person: And here is the one from in the study
Then next video shows of Pete handing Henry a note. Then he stabs Henry with knife/letter opener and blood (jam) sprays everywhere. Pete laughs wildly and drops his candy bar, and some powder fall out of his shopping bag.
Tech Person: Oh, I almost forgot. The knife only had chocolate smudges so we didn’t know if that matched Pete’s fingers.
Reporter: Darn. I thought it would.
Back at the News Room
Reporter: So it was Pete who did it… let’s go call the cops.
Beeping sounds.
Reporter: Hi, we have a murderer here… yes… at the news station… okay… thanks… bye bye.
Siren wails
Pete comes struggling out of the interrogation room in handcuffs.
Pete: And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!
Reporter: Actually, all of us are adults and candy
Pete: Same thing! I still love the taste of pretzels!
Reporter: Later that day, the police went and searched Pete’s house. They found a collection of gold plated letter openers and mutilated pretzel bodies everywhere. Pete was tried and jailed for murder and cannibalism. Nobody was sad. only his girlfriend who was vaguely referenced earlier once, kinda liked him somewhat. But she changed her mind.
Pete comes struggling out of the interrogation room in handcuffs.
Pete: And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!
Reporter: Actually, all of us are adults and candy
Pete: Same thing! I still love the taste of pretzels!
Reporter: Later that day, the police went and searched Pete’s house. They found a collection of gold plated letter openers and mutilated pretzel bodies everywhere. Pete was tried and jailed for murder and cannibalism. Nobody was sad. only his girlfriend who was vaguely referenced earlier once, kinda liked him somewhat. But she changed her mind.
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