Please read the overview and all the descriptions of the suspects before the party. Sometimes we hide clues in these descriptions.

Overview

A bunch of friends have gotten together and decided to hold a group graduation party. But as people arrived at the party, they found some anonymous typed notes saying that one of the new graduates is a fraud. Someone managed to get a master’s degree without ever having obtained an undergraduate degree.

Which of their graduating friends had found out the truth? Why didn’t they tell the university? What will happen once the truth is revealed? Will the imposter take revenge? All of these questions will be answered at the party.

The suspects

Raven Mayo (medical graduate)

I’ve been extremely one-pointed in my studies. This is the first party I’ve been to in years and I feel like I really deserve to celebrate. I play tennis to unwind and I can speak Spanish. Dress suggestions: Carry a piece of doctor’s equipment such as bandages and a thermometer and carry a black bag to keep them in. Theme song: “Bad Case of Loving You” by Robert Palmer.

Darnell Lincoln (law graduate)

Law seemed a natural progression from literature. It’s like words put into action. I hope to become a famous barrister. I’m born for the legal stage. I do improv theater for fun. Dress suggestions: A slick suit jacket over the top of a comedy t-shirt. But wear very punk-like jeans. Maybe add some graffiti to some old jeans. If possible, don’t wear glasses, but you will still need to be able to read. Theme song: “The Law” by Leonard Cohen.

Zora Bronte (creative writing graduate)

A world devoid of emotional complexity is a world lacking in depth and in life itself. Great literature gives us perspective. I’m not writing for the masses. I’m writing for minds. Dress suggestions: Wear a black lace blouse and long black skirt or similar and put on lots of black eyeliner. Carry a notebook with some poems you’ve written in it. Put a temporary tattoo on your shoulder and be ready to reveal it if necessary. Also put a few other tattoos in visible places. Theme song: “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush.

Fenton Herodotus (history graduate)

We historians are the ones who yell when you’re about to go over the same cliff that others have been over before. They should make history compulsory. I like wrestling bodies when I’m not wrestling minds. Dress suggestions: Greek toga or a wrestling outfit. Speak with a posh accent. Theme song: “History Repeating” by Alex Gifford.

Jada Curie (biochemist graduate)

I like explosions and I like creating them. Science can be exciting if you know how. I hope to find a way to use micro-explosions more often to replace surgery. I like doing my own mechanics and racing cars in my spare time. Dress suggestions: Wear a racing helmet or dress like a mechanic or carry science tools. Theme song: “T.N.T.” by ACDC.

Xavier Gates (game programming graduate)

My passion is making games more realistic. I’m going to use GPS to free gamers from our pokey little rooms and to make life itself become a game. I love sci-fi. Dress suggestions: Carry a computer game or a joystick or similar or wear a sci-fi outfit. Theme song: “The Game” by Motorhead.

Tara Logue (speech therapist graduate)

I used to be an actor obsessed with accents and how we speak. Now I use these and other skills I have learned to help children find their voice and their role in life. I wear my sunflower hat and they love that. Dress suggestions: Wear a big hat with a real or fake sunflower on top. Wear an auburn-haired wig or die your hair red. Theme song: “Rain In Spain” from the My Fair Lady musical.

Beau Maslow (counseling graduate)

My aim is to help people cope with all the challenges of life and to increase their happiness quotient. I remind people that they need to exercise, eat well and meditate. It’s all about balance. I love biking. Dress suggestions: Wear biking clothes and carry a bike helmet. Bring a fake engagement ring and keep it hidden until you need it. Theme song: “Mind Games” by John Lennon.

Effie Carnegie (MBA entrepreneur graduate)

I want to start my own business, become incredibly rich and then become a philanthropist. Having an MBA should help me convince the venture capitalists to back my idea. My party plan days will soon be over. Dress suggestions: Carry some products sold by party plan and a t-shirt that you’ve written a motivational “success” aphorism on. Make yourself look plump by putting some pillows under your clothes. Wear a dark wig or color your hair dark. Add some wrinkles and/or a few gray hairs. Theme song: “Money” by Pink Floyd.

Monroe Nightingale (male nurse graduate)

My specialty is pediatric nursing. Sick boys especially need males around because they often won’t express their emotions to females. I’ve years of experience as a nurse plus I’m a single dad and that’s taught me a lot. I love playing basketball. Dress suggestions: Basketball uniform. Wear a big fake beard. Theme song: “Lady of the Lamp” by Donovan.

The optional characters

These people are at the party but are not suspects because they didn’t have access to the party room before the party.

Detective Terry Haywood – I’m a police office. I have just been called here to investigate what appears to be a case of fraud. When I was a child I drove my mother mad with questions. Now I do the same with clients. Dress suggestions: Wear a uniform or just add a badge to your clothes.

Faye Paige – I am an administrator at the university. I find the students interesting. They all have such different aspirations and dreams. I run a belly-dancing class in my spare time. Dress suggestions: Wear belly dancing clothes and lots of scarves and beads.

Derry Culley – I’m a gaming buddy of Xaviers. Unlike a lot of gamers, I keep really fit. I study Chi Gung and I’m also in the Army Reserve. So I’m a warrior on all fronts. Dress suggestions: Wear a Chi Gung outfit or an Army Reserve uniform.

Rosamond Orlando – I’m a professor in the creative writing department and Zora is one of my celestial students. I’m a published poet and also a performance poet and Shakespearean actor. Dress suggestions: Wear outlandish, eccentric, flamboyant clothes. Santo Nightingale – My Daddy is one of the people graduating. He says I’m his superhero because I help him cook dinner and do laundry. Dress suggestions: Wear a super-hero outfit.

Veronique Golding – I’m one of the chief nurses at the hospital. Monroe works under me. We don’t always see eye to eye. Raven, however, is a delight to work with. I will miss her. Dress suggestions: Wear a nurse uniform.

Bill Saunders – I’m the janitor in the building Raven lives in. Raven and I like talking about politics and what laws and legislation we wish we could change. She’s like the daughter I never had. We both also love pop music. Dress suggestions: Wear overalls and/or carry a mop.

Ciara Hertz – (electrical engineering student) I’m the bright spark in my class. I love puns, hope you do too. Someday thanks to me, everything we see in cities will be a symphony of lights coordinated to music. Dress suggestions: Wear clothes with little battery lights attached.

Norton Femur – (physical therapist student) Without our bodies, we’re nothing. I have a gentle but firm touch and I’m a whiz at all the machines we use. Dress suggestions: Draw some hand shapes on some old clothes and wear them.

Alda Phonetica – (linguistics student) I love the way words evolve and develop. They’re like honey to our tongues – the sweeter, the richer, the better. Dress suggestions: Print out a really interesting word, it’s origin and it’s meaning and pin it to your clothes and wear it. Maybe wear another word on your back as well.

Stowe Useby – (food technology student) As a child, I was fascinated by how long it would take the old food in my spare lunchbox to go moldy. Now I get paid to make sure it never rots. Dress suggestions: Wear a t-shirt that has some food item on it or that relates to food.

Prue Recession – (economics student) The way we move from boom to recession and back again, reminds me of the tides. I’m trying to find a way to predict the king tides. Dress suggestions: Draw a bell curve on an old t-shirt and write “Rich” at the top and “Poor” at the bottom.

Tiziano Detention – (education student) My aim is to create a variety of giant interdisciplinary real-life projects that are interesting and fun for high school students to participate in. So each year they would do a project rather than a set of subjects. Dress suggestions: Write “The Project Project” on an old t-shirt and wear it.

Fabiola Row – (database student) Now that filing cabinets have all gone virtual, I’m the one with keys to lock and un-lock them. It’s a power hackers love to defy. Dress suggestions: Write “Hackable = Loveable” on an old t-shirt and wear it.

Rex Bones – (chiropractic student) Some people love seeing things fall into place. I love hearing that happen. Dress suggestions: Draw a skeleton on an old t-shirt and wear it.

Lisette Party – (political science student) I’m trying to find a way for participatory democracy to replace party politics as we know it. Parties don’t stand for much anymore these days anyway. Why don’t we get rid of them altogether and just vote issue by issue. Dress suggestions: Write “Vote ‘NO’ to all parties” on an old t-shirt and wear it.

Oliver Ozone – (environmental science student) My main area of focus is trying to find a dual purpose for everything in our lives. So our house tiles generate solar power, so does our treadmill and so on. Dress suggestions: Wear a hat with a wind turbine on top of it.

Myrtle Cornerstone – (architecture student) I want to make our houses as fluid and fashionable as our clothes. Thickness doesn’t bring any more security really. It’s all an illusion. And glass isn’t the only thing that can let light in. There are new materials that can also let air in when we want it as well as light. Dress suggestions: Write “Build it like you wear it” on an old t-shirt and wear it.

Vaughan Molar – (dental student) I have a patentable passion for making dental work more affordable especially for the really poor. We have to find a new way to approach dentistry for the poor. Dress suggestions: Draw teeth shapes on an old t-shirt and wear it.

Portia Paw – (veterinary science student) I want to revolutionize the veterinary world by finding ways to use generic brand human medicines for common cat and dog illnesses. Dress suggestions: Write “People med for pets” on an old t-shirt and wear it.