Welcome…
to the Baskerville Mansion for the Memorial of Sir Charles Baskerville
Ella Marks & Amy Tat
Characters
Main Characters
Secondary Characters
** If you have more guests, instruct them to make up their own back-story, or make one up for them yourself!**
Instructions
Important!
Every guest at this dinner party will have the opportunity to guess who killed Charles Baskerville.
This dinner party came to be after Sir Henry Baskerville reached out to his longtime friend Sherlock Holmes. Henry wanted to know who killed his uncle. Sherlock suggested that a group of people from the nearby town join those who knew Charles closely for a dinner to figure out the murderer. While Sherlock is not present at the party, he expects that the guests will be able to deduce this information for themselves. They will have the opportunity to see if they have reached the same conclusions as Holmes at the end.
Dr. James Mortimer
Round 1 - DJM
Introduction: I am Dr. James Mortimer, a longtime friend of Sir Charles Baskerville, may he RIP.
Clue: I heard there is a possible escaped murderer in the area. I think he goes by the name Sheldon…
Round 2 - DJM
Clue: I found a framed portrait on the wall, look! Doesn’t Charles Baskerville look a lot like Mr. Stapleton***
Sir Henry Baskerville
Round 1 - SHB
Introduction: I am Henry, Charles’ nephew. I am his only known relative and I am going to inherit the mansion. I just moved into Baskerville Hall this week but I think I am being followed.
Clue: Before I moved in last week, I received this note created from cut up newspaper. It said “Stay Away From Baskerville Moors.”
Round 2
Clue: I just remembered that I received a notice this morning… It seems that the escaped serial killer Seldon, is suspected of using the name Sheldon as an alibi.
Hint: Ask Sheldon questions about himself… is he suspicious?
Sir Charles Baskerville (he dead)
Mrs. Barrymore
Round 1
Introduction: I’m Mrs. Barrymore. My husband, Mr. Barrymore is the butler at Baskerville Moors.
Clue: Charles’ death is such a shame. His whole generation is gone… Charles’ brother (Henry’s father), died years ago. Charles’ other brother disappeared and was never heard from again.
Round 2
Clue: I have lived here all my life and I know everyone who lives in this town. However, I have never met the Stapletons before…
Mr. Barrymore
Round 1
Intro: I am Mr. Barrymore, the butler at Baskerville Moors.
Clue: Baskerville Family Tree
Henry B
Henry Sr.
Deceased
Roger B
???
Charles B.
Deceased
Round 2
Clue: Sir Charles wasn’t the most well liked. He was particularly fussy and did not treat me well.
Mr. Stapleton
Round 1
Introduction: I am Mr. Stapleton, I own a house nearby.
Clue: **observe his portrait**
Round 2
Clue: The Baskerville mansion is much grander than I expected. I haven’t been in town long but I heard that Sir Charles didn’t treat his butler, Mr. Barrymore very well… I wonder if that is true.
Hint: Ask Sheldon questions about himself… is he suspicious?T
Sheldon
Round 1
Introduction: My name is Sheldon. I live in the area. I know the butler’s wife, Mrs. Barrymore.
Clue: I heard Seldon was dead...??
Round 2
SECRET: DO NOT SHARE UNLESS CONFRONTED -- I am Seldon, an escaped serial killer.
You accidentally slip and fall and are killed in a freak accident.
Round 3
Who did it?
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Why?
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Each character makes their guess as to who they think committed the crime & why.
Secondary Characters
Mrs. Stapleton
Introduction: I am Mrs. Stapleton, the wife of Mr. Stapleton. I have a small farm and a lot of animals to take care of. You’ve probably never seen me around town because I spend so much time with my animals.
William
I am the chimney sweep at Baskerville Moors. I was invited to dinner tonight by Sir Henry Baskerville because he wanted to get to know some of the people who work around the house. Sir Charles was not like that, he didn’t even know my name.
Minnie
I work at a nearby textile mill. William invited me to dinner as his date. He has been courting me for some time. I know everyone in town but I have never seen the Stapleton’s before.
Bessie
I am a seamstress. Although he was not the most friendly man, Charles Baskerville used to throw many parties. I am sad he is gone because I used to get so much business from all of the affluent women in town before his annual Christmas party.
MURDERER: [TOP SECRET]
This file was compiled by Sherlock Holmes prior to this dinner party. This is who he determined to be the murderer of Charles Baskerville.
Mr. Stapleton
It is clear that Mr. Stapleton is the murderer. Did you notice that there is someone unaccounted for on the Baskerville family tree? Roger Baskerville! Now, Mr. Stapleton is far too young to be Roger himself, but he is his son. He returned to Baskerville moors to reclaim the Baskerville fortune by killing off his uncle and his cousin. Once they were dead he was going to come forward as the sole heir to the property. Mr. Stapleton’s lack of proper dresswear showed me that he was in a bit of financial trouble, presumably thats why he needs to kill for the fortune.
Additional Party Ideas
Period Costume (encouraged but not mandatory)
Photobooth props
Sherlock themed recipes:
Further Reading:
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Ella’s transmedia Meta-Paper:
Amy’s transmedia Meta-Paper:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1R2N4e6dQfEhOB7NYvJAIRld-9O_GKXvsa7-g-JYZB5Y/edit?usp=sharing