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Mystery House
Mystery
Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.Mystery
Clyde Stevenson just bought a brand new house. Everything in it was state of the art; the refrigerator was stainless steel, the ovens were electric, even the windows were built to only open from the inside. Clyde was a very nervous man, and always kept his house locked up, especially this one, since it was new.
Clyde decided, since he bought a nice new house, he might as well break it in and plan a barbeque. He went to the store and bought some steaks, wine (it was his first party), and other things that he saw fit. He set the table, had the steaks marinating, and then began calling his friends to come over. He invited Stan, Eric, Helen and Pete.
They all came over and Clyde started the steaks. He finished grilling the steaks, and then broke open the wine and they started to eat. They talked about sports, the news, and gossiped about people in town. After a while, Stan started to get a little tipsy and was getting a little rude. Clyde asked him to settle down, in a civil manner, but Stan got furious and tried to fight. After quite a brawl, they got a taxi for Stan and everyone left.
The next day at 10:00 A.M., the police got a call that Clyde had been murdered. When the police arrived on the scene, they found Stan and Helen. The police officer decided to question them both at the station, to get the story straight.
When the officer questioned Stan, he said, "I was talking to Helen on the phone when I told her I should go over to Clyde's to apologise. (Stan told the officer what happened last night) She said that she should come with me in case things got heated again, and I said that was fine. I got there about ten minutes after Helen did, and I noticed that the front door was locked. I decided to look through a window to see if they were there, when I saw Helen, blood soaked, tossing a knife into the sink. I quickly opened the window and crawled through, and called the police. Helen killed Clyde."
When the officer questioned Helen she said, "Stan called me and told me to meet him at Clyde's so he could apologise about last night. (She also told the story about what happened) I get there about ten minutes faster than Stan, so I decided to wait in the car for him. After a while, I got bored so I decided to go in and tell Clyde what was going to happen. I noticed the door was wide open, and I thought that was strange because Clyde is a very nervous man. So, I rang the doorbell, walked in, and locked the door, because I know that Clyde always wants the door locked. I saw Clyde lying on the floor with stab wounds. I grabbed him to see if he was alive, but he was dead. I went into the kitchen to call the police when I saw Stan in the other room saying that I killed him, and that he had called the police."
The officer put them in different jail cells and decided to look over the crime scene. He searched the entire area and discovered who murdered Clyde. Who was it and why?
Clyde decided, since he bought a nice new house, he might as well break it in and plan a barbeque. He went to the store and bought some steaks, wine (it was his first party), and other things that he saw fit. He set the table, had the steaks marinating, and then began calling his friends to come over. He invited Stan, Eric, Helen and Pete.
They all came over and Clyde started the steaks. He finished grilling the steaks, and then broke open the wine and they started to eat. They talked about sports, the news, and gossiped about people in town. After a while, Stan started to get a little tipsy and was getting a little rude. Clyde asked him to settle down, in a civil manner, but Stan got furious and tried to fight. After quite a brawl, they got a taxi for Stan and everyone left.
The next day at 10:00 A.M., the police got a call that Clyde had been murdered. When the police arrived on the scene, they found Stan and Helen. The police officer decided to question them both at the station, to get the story straight.
When the officer questioned Stan, he said, "I was talking to Helen on the phone when I told her I should go over to Clyde's to apologise. (Stan told the officer what happened last night) She said that she should come with me in case things got heated again, and I said that was fine. I got there about ten minutes after Helen did, and I noticed that the front door was locked. I decided to look through a window to see if they were there, when I saw Helen, blood soaked, tossing a knife into the sink. I quickly opened the window and crawled through, and called the police. Helen killed Clyde."
When the officer questioned Helen she said, "Stan called me and told me to meet him at Clyde's so he could apologise about last night. (She also told the story about what happened) I get there about ten minutes faster than Stan, so I decided to wait in the car for him. After a while, I got bored so I decided to go in and tell Clyde what was going to happen. I noticed the door was wide open, and I thought that was strange because Clyde is a very nervous man. So, I rang the doorbell, walked in, and locked the door, because I know that Clyde always wants the door locked. I saw Clyde lying on the floor with stab wounds. I grabbed him to see if he was alive, but he was dead. I went into the kitchen to call the police when I saw Stan in the other room saying that I killed him, and that he had called the police."
The officer put them in different jail cells and decided to look over the crime scene. He searched the entire area and discovered who murdered Clyde. Who was it and why?
Hint
Reread carefully.Answer
Stan murdered Clyde. In the beginning it states that the windows were new, and were designed to only open from the inside. If Stan had tried to open the window, he would have found it wouldn't work, and he would not have been able to get through that way.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Pretty Good Metallicman... I got it after alot of thinking
Hum, I really enjoyed reading that...
I only had to read it once and that makes me happy!
I only had to read it once and that makes me happy!
Good one, but way too easy, got anything tougher?
Tricked my friend
It was quite easy but very good none the less !
good one, did not get it though, very well written!
Easy got anything harder
It was easy, but still an interesting read!
i actually got it the first time i read through it! yay!
Lots of fun. But i don't like to read any thing twice unless it like the best book ever, or i'm reseching somethin real important. And i did'n realy take much time out to think about it ether, so i did'nt get it. liked it thoe, keep'em comin!
I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!
Very easy. Badly written though - if Helen said she got there 10 minutes before Stan and locked the doors - then she said Stan was inside then that is conflicting. Doesn't make sense. maybe you shoulf have said that she assumed she was there 10 minutes earlier - but it doesnt make sense. But it was still a give-away with the windows.
It said she waited a while before she got out: A while could be about ten minutes.
I thought it was really good and fun to read! I actually got it which is a miracle in itself! Keep up the good work
Too easy, I think. But it was fun anyway.
i go it the first time around the windows gave it away but i enjoyed it thanks for the riddle and keep the good ones comming
eric murdered him
I got it b/c the entire time I was thinking of things that could be prevented if windows didn't open from the outside.
Yes, it was easy, but I want to know WHY Stan killed him.
i got it! i usually don't venture into this category cuz i don't normally get them!
Splat: They had a fight the other night, and he kicked him out. He was angry, so he did the unthinkable. The unimagionable. No, he didn't regift a gift to the person he got the gift from, he killed him in anger!
Nov 24, 2005
simple I want a hard one
Good one, Metallicman, but as some of the comments here say, it was a bit easy. The intro starts an enumeration of state of the art things, but ends on the windows not opening form the outside. That stands up when you read it.
Also, it is true that Hellen says she got about 10 minutes faster. She couldn't know how many minutes she got before Stan, since he was inside killing our friend !
An advice: try to mislead
Good work!
Also, it is true that Hellen says she got about 10 minutes faster. She couldn't know how many minutes she got before Stan, since he was inside killing our friend !
An advice: try to mislead
Good work!
pretty easy but great fun!
Good Job and fun too
the answer's there!! hehe... actually, it's kinda easy
That was fun great teaser!
tricky
Thank you all for your comments, it helps me improve on my teasers.
Easy, but really fun.
Good one! I liked it.
It was obvious that Stan was lying because of the window thing, however I thought BOTH were lying. Given the scenario as it is written, NEITHER of them could have known when the other arrived unless they were BOTH lying!! There's no way Stan could have known how many minutes Helen had been there BEFORE him, unless she had told him.
And Helen stated that Stan arrived 10 minutes later, even though she obviously didn't SEE him arrive. So my conclusion is one of two possibilites....that they were "in on it together" since their stated "arrival times" had to be fabrications.... or that NEITHER of them was the murderer, and they implicated one another, each protecting his or her own self.
And Helen stated that Stan arrived 10 minutes later, even though she obviously didn't SEE him arrive. So my conclusion is one of two possibilites....that they were "in on it together" since their stated "arrival times" had to be fabrications.... or that NEITHER of them was the murderer, and they implicated one another, each protecting his or her own self.
*sigh*
She got there, and waited for a while. A while could have been about 8 minutes. After that, she went to the door and saw him lying there dead. That could have taken two minutes. He was still inside after the murder, which is how he got in. do you understand? She knew how long she was waiting... anyways, it doesn't matter whay *you* think, because that obviously isn't the answer.
She got there, and waited for a while. A while could have been about 8 minutes. After that, she went to the door and saw him lying there dead. That could have taken two minutes. He was still inside after the murder, which is how he got in. do you understand? She knew how long she was waiting... anyways, it doesn't matter whay *you* think, because that obviously isn't the answer.
Sorry, I didn't mean to offend, Metallicman. You're right... its your teaser!! I was just stating how I interpreted it. I meant it as a debate of logic.... not as a criticism. I wrote in the spirit of fun.... sorry it didn't come out that way.
Well, I did interperate it the wrong way, so it is my fault to. While my post did seem a little aggresive, do you get the point?
Also, sorry for the misunderstanding
Also, sorry for the misunderstanding
pretty good teaser. I didn't get it until i read the answer.
of course it could have been the fact that it was midnight when I read it so i was sort of tired
of course it could have been the fact that it was midnight when I read it so i was sort of tired
Good teaser Tinman. Enjoyed the read.
Great storyline, loved the imagination used by metallicman.
Great Teaser!
Great Teaser!
nice tinman. Want to play chess?
This was very easy. I figured it out as soon as it said that Stan opened the window and didn't need to read any further. But it's still a good one. I could see people missing the whole window thing at first and really making them think.
Good one...I got it on my first try though. Give me more like this one, but harder.
Ah, the old windows opening from the inside trick. But who would want windows that opens from the outside.
Nice one, Tinman. Easy, but very fun!
Oops I mean metallicman.
nice one i liked it easy but liked it
what happnd 2 eric and pete??!! i got the window thing straight away!
i have to say it was pretty easy but the times did make it a little confusing. However, I chose not to analyze them, noticing the window factor right away.good one!!!
Eric got there 20 minutes early, killed Clyde and unlocked all the windows, because he was Stan's lover. Just kidding.
AWES ome!!!!
Easy but in my faves!!
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Got it as soon as i read the "window" part kud s metallic man!!!
Easy but in my faves!!
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Got it as soon as i read the "window" part kud s metallic man!!!
Way too easy, but still well written. I likes it!
Great teaser! I needed the hint but Iwas kind of distracted.
Great fun! I have a suggestion for you though, right now there are two ways to figure out how Stan killed Clyde. Either you can use your window solution or figure out that there is no way Stan could have know what time Helen arrived unless he arrived first, proving that he had in fact killed Clyde. (keep them coming Tin Man!)
Loved it! Rather easy, but very well written and entertaining.
Thimblenoggin: "Eric got there 20 minutes early, killed Clyde and unlocked all the windows, because he was Stan's lover." Very funny! Laughed out loud!
Thimblenoggin: "Eric got there 20 minutes early, killed Clyde and unlocked all the windows, because he was Stan's lover." Very funny! Laughed out loud!
That was a very great teaser!
VERY GOOD!!!It was easy and fun i loved it keep em comin,this is going to my faves!
Very good!!! But it was pretty easy.
I thought it was...... let me come right out and say it, extremely easy. But very well written and interesting. A bit too easy though............
Hmm. I had something much more elaborate in mind...
Like Eric, Pete and Clyde were ex-criminals, now retired. They had agreed to lay low and keep their spending in check so as not to attract attention. When Clyde bought his new expensive house Eric and Pete became worried that the money had gone to his head. Seeing him lord over them with his expensive wine and BBQ made things worse, but the final straw was fighting and turfing them out when their friend Stan had too much to drink.
They went back to talk to Clyde about his extravagance. Clyde, who was nervous because of a fear of being a victim of the type of crimes he himself had commited, took to carrying a knife, didn't want to listen to Eric and Pete and a struggle ensued and the knife ended up in Clyde.
On seeing Helen's car arriving they un-locked a window in case she came around the back and slipped out unnoticed. Helen went through the door Clyde had opened for Eric and Pete and events unfolded as she described, Stan entered through the window they used and his statement was also true.
Enough of a twist?
Like Eric, Pete and Clyde were ex-criminals, now retired. They had agreed to lay low and keep their spending in check so as not to attract attention. When Clyde bought his new expensive house Eric and Pete became worried that the money had gone to his head. Seeing him lord over them with his expensive wine and BBQ made things worse, but the final straw was fighting and turfing them out when their friend Stan had too much to drink.
They went back to talk to Clyde about his extravagance. Clyde, who was nervous because of a fear of being a victim of the type of crimes he himself had commited, took to carrying a knife, didn't want to listen to Eric and Pete and a struggle ensued and the knife ended up in Clyde.
On seeing Helen's car arriving they un-locked a window in case she came around the back and slipped out unnoticed. Helen went through the door Clyde had opened for Eric and Pete and events unfolded as she described, Stan entered through the window they used and his statement was also true.
Enough of a twist?
good one... i got it!
lol stan tried to frame helen. stupid stan (lol alliteration) xD
That was Easy! But fun!
Dec 12, 2010
i thought it was the girl...
hehe...
hehe...
XD, I almost didn't think it was Stan, since it seemed so obvious.
Excellent Teaser. That's all I could say for now!
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