Jazz Age Jeopardy
The Cat's Meow Jazz Club, New York City, 1923. The height of the Jazz Age. Prohibition is in full swing — the booze flows anyway, courtesy of the Fontano family operation. Tonight's private party was supposed to be a night of dancing, drinking, and sophistication. Instead, someone is dead.
The brief
Club owner Felix Fontano, son of notorious bootlegger Frank Fontano, has been found murdered in the back corridor of his own jazz club during a private party. Nobody wants to involve the police — a formal investigation would expose everyone's dirty secrets and draw the wrath of Frank Fontano's mob. The guests have agreed to find the killer themselves and hand them over to old Frank for swift justice. That's where you come in.
The Cat's Meow Jazz Club, New York City, 1923. The height of the Jazz Age. Prohibition is in full swing — the booze flows anyway, courtesy of the Fontano family operation. Tonight's private party was supposed to be a night of dancing, drinking, and sophistication. Instead, someone is dead.. The Cat's Meow Jazz Club, New York City, 1923. The height of the Jazz Age. Prohibition is in full swing — the booze flows anyway, courtesy of the Fontano family operation. Tonight's private party was supposed to be a night of dancing, drinking, and sophistication. Instead, someone is dead.
You text a number. The cast texts back in real time. Read between the lines, push the right person, and call it before the trail goes cold.
Interrogate 8+ suspects. Cross-check alibis, catch the contradiction, name the killer.
A phone and a steady nerve.
8 people. One of them is lying.
An ambitious, charming man on the verge of his big break. He's been a fixture at Felix's parties lately.
Beautiful, hardened, and cynical after years of Felix's infidelity. She is the sole beneficiary of Felix's estate.
A famous Broadway actress. Glamorous, sharp, southern. She had a history with Felix and is Edith's closest friend.
The iron-fisted manager of The Cat's Meow. He knows every corner of this club — and he was near the storeroom tonight.
A vivacious young woman on the party circuit. She was closer to Felix than most people knew.
Old friend of the Fontano family. Owns a racetrack in New Jersey. Owes Felix a considerable sum.
An eccentric, paranoid artist from old money. An old college friend of Felix's who mostly came for the free bootleg liquor.
A sharp, money-hungry attorney. He hosted a party last week where things got tense between Felix and Edgar.
Where it happens. No clues — just the lay of the land.
The heart of The Cat's Meow. Jazz band, dancing, bootleg drinks. Most guests were here all evening.
A dim hallway near the rear exit. Felix's body was found here. Signs of a struggle — broken glass, blood, scattered items.
Calvin Carpenter's domain. Several guests spent much of the evening here. Calvin noticed things.
Adjacent to the back corridor. Poppy Gebhardt was here when the murder happened. He heard something he didn't understand at the time.
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