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She's a mystery writer, is sharp, cool and every woman would like to be her. | She's a mystery writer, is sharp, cool and every woman would like to be her. | ||
Travel with Dodie, her assistant, [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]], and her best friend, TV personality, [[Timothy Bold]] as they embark on a phantasmagorical journey against the clock. Clues discovered in a mysterious manuscript lead their investigation into a series of literary murders; who are the authors listed in the book and why does Dodie's name have a skull scrawled next to it? | Travel with Dodie, her assistant, [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]], and her best friend, TV personality, [[Timothy Bold]] as they embark on a phantasmagorical journey against the clock. Clues discovered in a mysterious [[manuscript]] lead their investigation into a series of literary murders; who are the authors listed in the book and why does Dodie's name have a [[skull]] scrawled next to it? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Episode One === | === Episode One === | ||
Having been roped into appearing on her friend [[Timothy Bold]]'s new TV pop show ''[[Smashing Tunes]]'', [[Dodie Golightly]] is distracted when her personal assistant [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]] presents her with a letter from esteemed book publisher [[Mephistopheles and Company]]'s editorial director [[Henry Duke]] who informs her that her work will appear in [[The Horrible Book of Terror]]. | Having been roped into appearing on her friend [[Timothy Bold]]'s new TV pop show ''[[Smashing Tunes]]'', [[Dodie Golightly]] is distracted when her personal assistant [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]] presents her with a letter from esteemed book publisher [[Mephistopheles and Company]]'s editorial director [[Henry Duke]] who informs her that her work will appear in ''[[The Horrible Book of Terror]]''. | ||
Invited for a meeting with Mephistopheles, Dodie and Cassandra headed to [[Bloomsbury]] alongside Timothy who was filming [[Spin the Bottle|another television show]] in [[London]]. While on the train Cassandra witnessed an intense encounter between freelance copyeditor [[Helen Spedding]] and | Invited for a meeting with Mephistopheles, Dodie and Cassandra headed to [[Bloomsbury]] alongside Timothy who was filming [[Spin the Bottle|another television show]] in [[London]]. While on the train Cassandra witnessed an intense encounter between freelance copyeditor [[Helen Spedding]] and [[Smythe (Mystery Lady)|a man]] who attempted to grab the manuscript that she was working on before Helen throttled him into submission. Later, Helen caught up with the trio as they attended a meal at the [[Knightsbridge]] and revealed that she was the copyeditor for ''The Horrible Book of Terror'' and her attacker had been an agent hoping to get his hands on the book. As Dodie and her friends were visiting Mephistopheles themselves, Helen requested that they take them the manuscript to which Dodie agreed. | ||
Upon their return to Timothy's flat Cassandra excused herself for an early night, in an attempt to avoid the tension between Dodie and Timothy after she rejected his marriage proposal. In her sleep Cassandra had a dream about Helen Spedding being attacked by a moth-like being as she returned home, and she alerted Dodie about this when she awoke. Soon after a blizzard burst through the apartment and ripped open the manuscript tossing pages across the room - Dodie, Cassandra and Timothy found that several pages of the work was missing. Fortunately, the contents page was found by Timothy, but Dodie was shocked to discover strange markings next to the thirteen contributors' names and that her name had a skull written beside it. | Upon their return to Timothy's flat Cassandra excused herself for an early night, in an attempt to avoid the tension between Dodie and Timothy after she rejected his marriage proposal. In her sleep Cassandra had a dream about Helen Spedding being attacked by a moth-like being as she returned home, and she alerted Dodie about this when she awoke. Soon after a blizzard burst through the apartment and ripped open the manuscript tossing pages across the room - Dodie, Cassandra and Timothy found that several pages of the work was missing. Fortunately, the contents page was found by Timothy, but Dodie was shocked to discover strange markings next to the thirteen contributors' names and that her name had a skull written beside it. | ||
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The trio found a strand of synthetic orange hair which they deduced belonged to the murderer, and Cassandra realised that Carswell Hobbs was known for wearing a long nylon orange wig. When Dodie and Cassandra, along with the [[Olliphant|Detective Inspector]], inspected the magic box they discovered Carswell hiding behind a rotating panel. Upon being accused of Doris' murder, Carswell confessed that he had loathed her and wished to frame someone else live on television. Despite Carswell's confession Timothy was forced to head to the [[Shepherd's Bush prison]] to make a full statement. | The trio found a strand of synthetic orange hair which they deduced belonged to the murderer, and Cassandra realised that Carswell Hobbs was known for wearing a long nylon orange wig. When Dodie and Cassandra, along with the [[Olliphant|Detective Inspector]], inspected the magic box they discovered Carswell hiding behind a rotating panel. Upon being accused of Doris' murder, Carswell confessed that he had loathed her and wished to frame someone else live on television. Despite Carswell's confession Timothy was forced to head to the [[Shepherd's Bush prison]] to make a full statement. | ||
While Dodie and Cassandra were waiting for Timothy at the station, Cassandra was again approach by [[Lucrezia Noggins]] who revealed that she was on the the contributors for [[The Horrible Book of Terror]]. Lucrezia stated that [[Fox Soames]] was a huge fan of her work and that she had contributed to every anthology in the [[Books of Terror]] series, despite having died long before the first book had been punished. | While Dodie and Cassandra were waiting for Timothy at the station, Cassandra was again approach by [[Lucrezia Noggins]] who revealed that she was on the the contributors for ''[[The Horrible Book of Terror]]''. Lucrezia stated that [[Fox Soames]] was a huge fan of her work and that she had contributed to every anthology in the [[Books of Terror]] series, despite having died long before the first book had been punished. | ||
=== Episode Three === | === Episode Three === | ||
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* Dodie's previous editor was [[Mr Figgis]] who operated from a used bookstore in [[Morecambe]]. | * Dodie's previous editor was [[Mr Figgis]] who operated from a used bookstore in [[Morecambe]]. | ||
* [[Vaughan Fretwell]] lived at [[Shepherd's Bush]] which was close to the [[BBC Television Centre (The Longest Night)|BBC Television Centre]]. | * [[Vaughan Fretwell]] lived at [[Shepherd's Bush]] which was close to the [[BBC Television Centre (The Longest Night)|BBC Television Centre]]. | ||
* The first short story in [[The Horrible Book of Terror]] was ''[[Grub Street]]'' written by Vaughan Fretwell. | * The first short story in ''[[The Horrible Book of Terror]]'' was ''[[Grub Street]]'' written by Vaughan Fretwell. | ||
* [[Edna Spedding]]'s penname was [[Bella Andover]]. | * [[Edna Spedding]]'s penname was [[Bella Andover]]. | ||
* Edna was known as a Mauve Witch, while [[Helen Spedding|Helen]] was a Green Witch. | * Edna was known as a Mauve Witch, while [[Helen Spedding|Helen]] was a Green Witch. | ||
