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CLUE Sound Effects/Music Cue Sheet- Updated 03/28/25
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ScenePageMusicSoundCue LineMusic DescriptorROCS Cue Name
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ProloguePage 7M1SQ 1 - Thunder 1 +
SQ 2 - Heavy Rain 1		A scrim hangs at the front of the stage reproducing the exterior of Boddy Manor. Thunder. Ominous, urgent music plays. Sounds of heavy rain.Ominous, urgent music (strings and harpsichord)01 M01 SQ01-02 - Page 07 (Thunder, Rain)
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SQ 3 - Thunder 2NEWSCASTER'S VOICE. [...] —raising the question in households across the nation: who are the un-American Americans amongst us?02 M00 SQ03 - Page 07 (Thunder)
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Page 8SQ 4 - Thunder 3WADSWORTH. Good. (Calling off.) Cook?03 M00 SQ04 - Page 08 (Thunder)
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M2SQ 5 - Doorbell 1 COOK. Dinner will be ready at 7:30. (Revealing a butcher knife on a music sting.) Sharp. Just then, the doorbell rings. They look out.) Sharp.Piano chord with cymbal scrape04 M02 SQ05 - Page 08 (Doorbell)
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Scene 1Page 9M3The Hall/The Lounge.
Wadsworth grandly opens the front door to a music sting.		Piano and strings, ominous05 M03 SQ00 - Page 09
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SQ 6 - Cork PopMUSTARD. Oh. All right. I suppose I…06 M00 SQ06 - Page 09 (Cork Pop)
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Page 10SQ 7 - Doorbell 2MUSTARD. (Following her anywhere.) Ah. Thank you.
Yvette escorts Mustard to the door of the Lounge. The doorbell interrupts. They look out.		07 M00 SQ07 - Page 10 (Doorbell)
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M4MUSTARD. With pleasure, my dear.
Yvette opens the Lounge door, escorting Mustard inside.
Wadsworth opens the front door to a music sting.		Piano and strings, ominous08 M04 SQ00 - Page 10
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M5WADSWORTH. (Interrupting.) May I introduce you? Mrs. White, this is the maid, Yvette.Piano tremolo sting09 M05 SQ00 - Page 10
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Page 11SQ 8 - Doorbell 3WHITE. I’m rarely pleased to meet anyone.10 M00 SQ08 - Page 11 (Doorbell)
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M6WADSWORTH. Oh, yes.Piano and strings, ominous11 M06 SQ00 - Page 11
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M7WADSWORTH. Cook, will you please take Mrs. Peacock’s stole.Organ and strings stings12 M07 SQ00 - Page 11
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Page 12SQ 9 - Doorbell 4PEACOCK. I expect to be treated like the wife of a…13 M00 SQ09 - Page 12 (Doorbell)
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M8SQ 10 - Dogs Barking 1MUSTARD. (Tickled pink.) This is turning out to be quite the crowd.Piano and strings, ominous14 M08 SQ10 - Page 12 (Dogs)
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SQ 11 - Dogs Bark Wildly 1GREEN. Is this the right address to meet a…Mr. Boddy?15 M00 SQ11 - Page 12 (Dogs)
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Page 13SQ 12 - Doorbell 5GREEN. (Not to be misunderstood.) Oh, I’m not disappointed…16 M00 SQ12 - Page 13 (Doorbell)
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M9GREEN. (Overwhelmed by the expansive mansion—to himself.) Holy cow…Piano and strings, ominous (with clarinet at end)17 M09 SQ00 - Page 13
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Page 14SQ 13 - Thunder 4WADSWORTH. This old place? Oh, this…is Boddy Manor.18 M00 SQ13 - Page 14 (Thunder)
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Page 15SQ 14 - Gong 1WADSWORTH. […] For you never know when—19 M00 SQ14 - Page 15 (Gong)
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SQ 15 - Gong 2WADSWORTH. Hm? (Then—showing the way.) This way please.
Yvette has handed Green a fresh glass of champagne just in time for the Cook (who has reentered) to hit the gong again. 		20 M00 SQ15 - Page 15 (Gong)
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M10WADSWORTH. [...] The Dining Room is right this way.Piano, Harpsichord and strings (transition music) 21 M10 SQ00 - Page 15
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Scene 2Page 17SQ 16 - Thunder 5GREEN. (Anxiously.) Die?22 M00 SQ16 - Page 17 (Thunder)
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M11COOK. (Deliberately.) I know.Piano chord with cymbal scrape23 M11 SQ00 - Page 17
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Page 18SQ 17 - Thunder 6SCARLET. (Dryly.) Sounds like hard work to me.24 M00 SQ17 - Page 18 (Thunder)
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Page 20SQ 18 - Thunder 7GREEN. I’m not a Communist! I’m a Republican.25 M00 SQ18 - Page 20 (Thunder)
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SQ 19 - Doorbell 6MUSTARD. [...] Where’s our host, and why have we been brought here?26 M00 SQ19 - Page 20 (Doorbell)
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Page 21M12SQ 20 - Thunder 8 +
SQ 21 - Heavy Rain 2		WADSWORTH. [...] the game will be afoot.Strings ominous music27 M12 SQ20-21 - Page 21 (Thunder, Heavy Rain)
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Scene 3Page 22M13WADSWORTH. It seems the six of you have all received the same letter.Mysterious Piano Chord #128 M13 SQ00 - Page 22
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M14WADSWORTH. [...] You’re all being blackmailed.String tremolo followed by mysterious piano music29 M14 SQ00 - Page 22
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Page 23WADSWORTH. [...] is Mr. Boddy himself. Music OUT
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Page 28/29M15SQ 22 - Dogs Barking 2 +
SQ 23 - Thunder 9 +
SQ 24 - Heavy Rain 3		PEACOCK. [...] Locked?!
Sinister music underscores.
WADSWORTH. Indeed. All the doors are locked. The windows are barred. And the grounds are patrolled by vicious dogs.
Dogs bark.
WADSWORTH. […] There's no way out!
Thunder/Lightning!		Organ and horns30 M15, Part 1 SQ22-24 - Page 28 (Dogs, Thunder, Rain)
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Page 29WADSWORTH. [...] and your blackmailer for life...
Lightning.
Mr. Boddy. 		Full orchestra ominous chord30 M15, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 29
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Page 31M16MR. BODDY. [...] Please—open them.
Scarlet opens her box. Puzzled, she lifts out a heavy brass Candlestick.		Mysterious Piano Chord #231 M16, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 31
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MUSTARD. A Wrench...Mysterious Piano Chord #331 M16, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 31
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GREEN. A Lead Pipe... Mysterious Piano Chord #431 M16, Part 3 SQ00 - Page 31
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PEACOCK. A Dagger... Mysterious Piano Chord #531 M16, Part 4 SQ00 - Page 31
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PLUM. A Revolver... Mysterious Piano Chord #631 M16, Part 5 SQ00 - Page 31
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WHITE. Ahhhhhhh! A snake!Sudden Loud Musical Sting31 M16, Part 6 SQ00 - Page 31
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Page 33SQ 25 - Gunshot 1Boddy. [...] The only way for you to end your blackmail and avoid finding yourselves on the front pages is for one of you to kill Wadsworth…NOW!32 M00 SQ25 - Page 33 (Gunshot)
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Page 34M17GREEN. Unless she dies too.
[...] Suddenly someone (Yvette) screams from another part of the house. They all look out, terror on their faces.		Fast strings and piano transition music33 M17 SQ00 - Page 34
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Scene 4Page 37M18ALL. (Looking out.) ZE COOK!Fast strings and piano transition music34 M18 SQ00 - Page 37
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Scene 5M19PEACOCK. It has such a homey feel, doesn’t it…
As she reminisces, Green trips, accidentally causing the refrigerator door to open. The Cook’s body, Dagger in her back, tumbles out onto a quite unsuspecting Green.
Peacock screams.		Three scary chords35 M19 SQ00 - Page 37
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Page 39M20WADSWORTH. And secondly, I’m the butler. I like to keep the Kitchen tidy.Trombones, chimes, piano, strings (all mysterious)36 M20, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 39
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Scene 6Page 39M20 (cont.)To the tail end of transition music, the guests, except Wadsworth, enter. They stop and slowly look back to the spot where Boddy was. HE’S GONE!Slowing down transition music36 M20, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 39
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SQ 26 - Body ThudPLUM. The body’s gone!
They freeze! They drop the Cook to the ground with a thud!		37 M00 SQ26 - Page 39 (Body Thud)
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Page 41M21SCARLET. [...] the Rope, the Revolver, the Candlestick, the Wrench—and—hey, where’s the Lead Pipe?Music sting38 M21 SQ00 - Page 41
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Page 45M22WADSWORTH. In the Hall!Bassoon solo, followed by playful strings39 M22 SQ00 - Page 45
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Scene 7Page 47M23WADSWORTH. [...] Follow me.Fast piano transition music40 M23 SQ00 - Page 47
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Scene 8Page 49M23AWADSWORTH: [...] It may be the last person you ever see.Playful jazz music41 M23a, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 47
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Scene 9Page 50WADSWORTH. [...] No man in his right mind would ever be alone with you. Low string chord added41 M23a, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 50
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WADSWORTH. [...] On the count of three. (A beat and then.) One... Three!Music Out41 M23a, Part 3 SQ00 - Page 50
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M24WHITE: Shall we search the ballroom?Tango music42 M24, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 50
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Page 51PEACOCK. (Uncharacteristically delighted.) Ooooh! I haven’t been excited by something in a bedroom for years! [...]Snare drum into walking bassline42 M24, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 51
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Page 52M25The music shifts to sinister as the Lounge module opens and we find the Motorist on the phone.Ominous low bassline with piano chords43 M25, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 52
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MOTORIST. […] I think they're having some sort of party; and the funny thing is, I think one of them is my customer.
As he’s talking, the portrait behind him opens and a gloved hand appears behind him with a raised Wrench…		Three big scary brass chords43 M25, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 52
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Scene 10M26Blackout. The Conservatory.Strings, clarinet and bassoon, playful and mysterious 44 M26 SQ00 - Page 52
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Page 53M27SCARLET. (Rolling her eyes.) How heroic.Mischevious transition music (bassoon, clarinet, piano, strings)45 M27, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 53
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Scene 11Page 54The painting opens and (auxiliary) Scarlet and Mustard climb out of it. The room is dark. The dead Motorist in the chair is unnoticed…for now.Mysterious Piano Chord45 M27, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 54
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M28SCARLET and MUSTARD. A body!!! Ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Scary sudden chord46 M28 SQ00 - Page 54
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Page 55SQ 27 - Gunshot 2 +
SQ 28 - Slo-mo		YVETTE. Stand back! I’m a woman! Plum backs into Yvette. Their crash causes her gun to go off, firing upwards. The chandelier above—in slo-mo—falls, pinning Green beneath it as the guests react (also in slo-mo)!47 M00 SQ27-28 - Page 55 (Gunshot + Slo-mo)
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SQ 29 - Gunshot 3YVETTE.  I will help you!48 M00 SQ29 - Page 55 (Gunshot)
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SQ 30 - Gunshot 4Immediately after SQ30 gunshot49 M00 SQ30 - Page 55 (Gunshot)
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Page 56M29SCARLET. Speaking of the killer, there’s a dead body in the Lounge, ya know! The Motorist is dead!Scary organ chord50 M29 SQ00 - Page 56
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Page 57SQ 31- Doorbell 7WADSWORTH.  The Parker Brothers.
The doorbell rings. They look out and gasp. They stand still, frozen in terror.
They wait. And hope. Doorbell again. They look to the front door. Doorbell rings a third time. They huddle, worrying aloud.		51 M00 SQ31 - Page 57 (Doorbell)
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SQ 32 - Doorbell 852 M00 SQ32 - Page 57 (Doorbell)
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SQ 33 - Doorbell 953 M00 SQ33 - Page 57 (Doorbell)
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SQ 34 - Knock 1PLUM.  (Within the melee, taking the gun from Yvette and stashing it on his body.) Quick! I’ll hide the gun!54 M00 SQ34 - Page 57 (Knock)
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Page 59M30WADSWORTH. Because it’s…all too shocking!Recorded 50s rock-and-roll55 M30 SQ00 - Page 59
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Page 60M31COP. I’ll just take a peek in the Lounge, if you don’t mind.Recorded 50s doo wop song56 M31 SQ00 - Page 60
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Scene 11Page 62M32WADSWORTH. [...] This is getting dangerous. Now go!Scary strings music, slowing down57 M32, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 62
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Scene 12Page 63M32 (cont)YVETTE. [...] What is zat in your hand?Scary fanfare57 M32, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 63
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SQ 35 - Phone Off the HookThe Billiard Room module retreats in darkness as…
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UNSEEN MURDERER. Psst.		Ominous piano music again, Scary chord w phone off the hook SFX57 M32, Part 3 SQ35 - Page 63 (Off The Hook)
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Scene 13Page 64M33PEACOCK. Hang up the telephone already, or I will!
He doesn’t move. She pulls the Cop’s body back, revealing a bloody Candlestick protruding from his head morbidly. 		Scary chord58 M33, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 64
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Peacock screams! The guests scream!
Transition music plays as they run out of the Library.		Mysterious chase music58 M33, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 64
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Page 65M34ALL. (Ad-libbing.) Oh yes. / I love pool. / Good idea. / Rack ’em up. (Etc.)Scary chord59 M34, Part 1 SQ00 - Page 65
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They all step aside and reveal Yvette’s splayed, strangled body hanging off the table! Music sting!
The guests scream! Transition music.		Mysterious Chase Music59 M34, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 65
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SQ 36 - Doorbell 9The house is quiet.
Just then…the doorbell rings.		60 M00 SQ36 - Page 65 (Doorbell)
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SQ 37 - Gunshot 5YOUNG WOMAN. (Singing.) I…am…YOUR SINGING TELEGRAM…61 M00 SQ37 - Page 65 (Gunshot)
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Scene 14Page 66M35SQ 38 - Thunder 9WADSWORTH. [...] It all started like this…Tinkly bells62 M35, Part 1 SQ38 - Page 66 (Thunder)
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WADSWORTH. [...] Mrs. White. (As himself.) Who noticed Yvette. Ominous piano tremolo chord62 M35, Part 2 SQ00 - Page 66
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Page 67WADSWORTH. [...] The Cook. Scary organ chord62 M35, Part 3 SQ00 - Page 67
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WADSWORTH. [...] Then... Tinkly bells, faster and with piano62 M35, Part 4 SQ00 - Page 67
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WADSWORTH. [...] Well, that was more like a cocktail minute. Spirited piano music, followed by fast music62 M35, Part 5 SQ00 - Page 67
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WADSWORTH. [...] Who is this Mr. Boddy, you brutish butler? Scary organ chords62 M35, Part 6 SQ00 - Page 67
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WADSWORTH. [...] How d'you do? Frantic piano music with brass62 M35, Part 7 SQ00 - Page 67
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WADSWORTH. [...] Then Mr. Boddy switched off the lights. (As Boddy.) Now! Music OUT62 M35, Part 8 SQ00 - Page 67
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WADSWORTH. [...] Mr. Boddy was dead. But not really. Frantic piano music with harp (vamp)62 M35, Part 9 SQ00 - Page 67
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Page 68SQ 39 - ScreamWADSWORTH. [...] Well, someone had to stop her screaming! (As himself.) And then we heard... Music OUT62 M35, Part 10 SQ39 - Page 68
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WADSWORTH. [...] To the Billiard Room! Frantic piano music with strings62 M35, Part 11 SQ00 - Page 68
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WADSWORTH. [...] To which we all replied...Music OUT62 M35, Part 12 SQ00 - Page 68
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ALL. (Looking out.) ZE COOK!Frantic piano music with strings62 M35, Part 13 SQ00 - Page 68
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WADSWORTH. [...] Who we found knifed in the back!Music OUT62 M35, Part 14 SQ00 - Page 68
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WADSWORTH. [...] Will somebody help me up!Low tuba, followed by piano (vamp)62 M35, Part 15 SQ00 - Page 68