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Back on the train
[Having returned to the train, Cleopatra asks TV to excort her to the
lounge car so they can watch the other kitties arrive. They arrive in the lounge car to find Mlle. Anais and Tiger already there. Cleo and TV takes seats near the other two. A few moments later Capt. Midnight and the Inspector arrive. Shortly after them Blackjack and President Clarence arrive as well. Other kitties start to filter in as well, and the lounge car comes alive with the sound of many meowed conversations going on at once. Cleo notices that all of the kitties involved in the investigation are seated nearby, so she address all of them.] If I might have everybody's attention - since we're all back on the train, I think this might be a good time to begin searching all the kitty staterooms. I don't think any of the community kitties will object to this, since we are all civilized kitties and can be sure that the searches will be done in a tasteful, respectful manner. Those kitties not of the community will probably also cooperate, but we have search warrants to enter their rooms thanks to President Clarence. I'd like to ask that you start with my stateroom. Blackjack, please feel free to go through anything and everything. If you'd like to have a female kitty present when you go through my personal items, I suspect that either Tabitha kitten or Mlle. Anais might agree to do so. [A group of kitties, including Cleo and TV, the Inspector and Capt. Midnight, Blackjack and Mlle Anais and Tiger head down the hallway. Cleo unlocks the door to the stateroom she shares with TV then waits patiently outside while Blackjack conducts his search. He emerges a few minutes later looking only slightly embarrased and reports finding nothing appearing to be related to the crime. He then moves to Mlle. Anais & Tiger's room and again finds nothing incriminating. All of the community kitties rooms are searched in like manner with nothing of interest turning up. The group then heads to the Countess's room and Gaettano's room, right next to each other. Cleo and TV knock on both doors and ask the residents to come into the hallway to speak with them. Cleo addresses them:] Thank you both form speaking to us. As you have certainly heard, there was a jewel theft shortly before this train left the station, and some evidence found on the scene suggests that the culprits might have tried to escape on this train. It has been suggested that the best way to dispel this idea is to search the cabins of everykitty on the train. I asked that my stateroom be searched first, and all the membercats of the Community have had their rooms search now as well. We would like to ask your permission to search your rooms as well, in order to remove your noble selves from suspicion. If you agree to this, then I will personally conduct the search of your room, Countess. And Signore Gaettano, if you agree then Capt. Midnight will perform the search of your room. Do either of you have any objection to this? [Countess] Your Highness, I have nothing to hide and would be honored to have your royal self search my compartment. Please, come in. [Cleo and the Countess enter the Countess' room. The Countess opens her closet and unlocks her cases. Cleo begins a slow, careful search of everything. When she gets to the last case she lifts the lid and a file folder falls to the floor, spilling it's contents. Cleo helps the Countess gather them together.] [Countess] Yes, we must protect these! These papers represent the salvation of my family and of our beautiful valley. Though I suspect you have not known poverty, my people have and are facing the prospect of becoming poorer. But now we are saved! I made contact with a company that films movies for the kitty market, and they have agreed to use our humble valley to shoot locations for their movies. We will have tourist kitties, and the movie crews will be staying in our lodgings and eating in our restaurants and shopping in our boutiques. My lovely valley will again be prosperous! [Cleopatra] I'm delighted to hear that! If there is anything I can do to assist your endeavors, please don't hesitate to ask. I am acquainted with many of the producer kitties you will be dealing with and would delighted to assist with any misunderstandings that might arise. And you might be to learn that I did indeed come from a background of poverty. Someday I will post my story to the Internet, but for now let's just say that I was born to a homeless momcat and had to make my own on the streets, eating out of dumpsters until my life turned around. So I do indeed understand and commend your eagerness to bring prosperity to your valley once again. Now, I've finished the inspection so I will leave you to your privacy and return to the search. [Cleo returns to the corridor just in time to see Capt. Midnight, Blackjack, and Gaettano enter Gaettano's room. Once inside, Blackjack and the Captain begin the inspection. They search the cupboards and drawers and Gaettano's suitcases. A careful search shows nothing out of the ordinary - the ordinary for a fabulously wealthy cat, that is. All that remains is the polished aluminum briefcase with heavy steel chain wrapped around it and secured with a heavy padlock.] Gaettano: I must ask you both, assuming that this case contains nothing suspicious, may I have your word of honor that you will not describe what you are about to see to anyone? [Seeing them both reply in the affirmative, he unlocks the case and opens it for them.] Behold, gentlecats, the two finest, largest rubies known to felinity - the fabled Eyes of Bast. They are the largest, purest, most valuable rubies known in all catdom. You see, my winkwink is much younger than myself. I am a Venerable Cat, but my wink, Lady Louisa, will be celebrating her Distinguised Older Cat birthday next month. I wanted to get her something beyond her wildest dreams - something to show her how much I truly treasure her. So I have spent the last three years chasing rumors of these stone's existence until I finally found them. I had to pay close to half of my personal fortune, but if they make my beloved Louisa happy then it was worth the expense. May I close the case now? [The Captain and Blackjack both nod. Gaettano refastens the chain and the padlock, hides the case, and all three kitties leave the room.] Cleopatra: Well, gentlecats, it looks like we have turned up no evidence of wrongdoing so far. That leaves us with the rooms of the rowdy cats, the mysterious cat, and the bartender. |
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I think we need a break ta rest befure the rezt of da search, TV, who had
been holding hiz breath while the others searched Her Royal Highness Cleopatra Silvercat wrote in message ... [Having returned to the train, Cleopatra asks TV to excort her to the lounge car so they can watch the other kitties arrive. They arrive in the lounge car to find Mlle. Anais and Tiger already there. Cleo and TV takes seats near the other two. A few moments later Capt. Midnight and the Inspector arrive. Shortly after them Blackjack and President Clarence arrive as well. Other kitties start to filter in as well, and the lounge car comes alive with the sound of many meowed conversations going on at once. Cleo notices that all of the kitties involved in the investigation are seated nearby, so she address all of them.] If I might have everybody's attention - since we're all back on the train, I think this might be a good time to begin searching all the kitty staterooms. I don't think any of the community kitties will object to this, since we are all civilized kitties and can be sure that the searches will be done in a tasteful, respectful manner. Those kitties not of the community will probably also cooperate, but we have search warrants to enter their rooms thanks to President Clarence. I'd like to ask that you start with my stateroom. Blackjack, please feel free to go through anything and everything. If you'd like to have a female kitty present when you go through my personal items, I suspect that either Tabitha kitten or Mlle. Anais might agree to do so. [A group of kitties, including Cleo and TV, the Inspector and Capt. Midnight, Blackjack and Mlle Anais and Tiger head down the hallway. Cleo unlocks the door to the stateroom she shares with TV then waits patiently outside while Blackjack conducts his search. He emerges a few minutes later looking only slightly embarrased and reports finding nothing appearing to be related to the crime. He then moves to Mlle. Anais & Tiger's room and again finds nothing incriminating. All of the community kitties rooms are searched in like manner with nothing of interest turning up. The group then heads to the Countess's room and Gaettano's room, right next to each other. Cleo and TV knock on both doors and ask the residents to come into the hallway to speak with them. Cleo addresses them:] Thank you both form speaking to us. As you have certainly heard, there was a jewel theft shortly before this train left the station, and some evidence found on the scene suggests that the culprits might have tried to escape on this train. It has been suggested that the best way to dispel this idea is to search the cabins of everykitty on the train. I asked that my stateroom be searched first, and all the membercats of the Community have had their rooms search now as well. We would like to ask your permission to search your rooms as well, in order to remove your noble selves from suspicion. If you agree to this, then I will personally conduct the search of your room, Countess. And Signore Gaettano, if you agree then Capt. Midnight will perform the search of your room. Do either of you have any objection to this? [Countess] Your Highness, I have nothing to hide and would be honored to have your royal self search my compartment. Please, come in. [Cleo and the Countess enter the Countess' room. The Countess opens her closet and unlocks her cases. Cleo begins a slow, careful search of everything. When she gets to the last case she lifts the lid and a file folder falls to the floor, spilling it's contents. Cleo helps the Countess gather them together.] [Countess] Yes, we must protect these! These papers represent the salvation of my family and of our beautiful valley. Though I suspect you have not known poverty, my people have and are facing the prospect of becoming poorer. But now we are saved! I made contact with a company that films movies for the kitty market, and they have agreed to use our humble valley to shoot locations for their movies. We will have tourist kitties, and the movie crews will be staying in our lodgings and eating in our restaurants and shopping in our boutiques. My lovely valley will again be prosperous! [Cleopatra] I'm delighted to hear that! If there is anything I can do to assist your endeavors, please don't hesitate to ask. I am acquainted with many of the producer kitties you will be dealing with and would delighted to assist with any misunderstandings that might arise. And you might be to learn that I did indeed come from a background of poverty. Someday I will post my story to the Internet, but for now let's just say that I was born to a homeless momcat and had to make my own on the streets, eating out of dumpsters until my life turned around. So I do indeed understand and commend your eagerness to bring prosperity to your valley once again. Now, I've finished the inspection so I will leave you to your privacy and return to the search. [Cleo returns to the corridor just in time to see Capt. Midnight, Blackjack, and Gaettano enter Gaettano's room. Once inside, Blackjack and the Captain begin the inspection. They search the cupboards and drawers and Gaettano's suitcases. A careful search shows nothing out of the ordinary - the ordinary for a fabulously wealthy cat, that is. All that remains is the polished aluminum briefcase with heavy steel chain wrapped around it and secured with a heavy padlock.] Gaettano: I must ask you both, assuming that this case contains nothing suspicious, may I have your word of honor that you will not describe what you are about to see to anyone? [Seeing them both reply in the affirmative, he unlocks the case and opens it for them.] Behold, gentlecats, the two finest, largest rubies known to felinity - the fabled Eyes of Bast. They are the largest, purest, most valuable rubies known in all catdom. You see, my winkwink is much younger than myself. I am a Venerable Cat, but my wink, Lady Louisa, will be celebrating her Distinguised Older Cat birthday next month. I wanted to get her something beyond her wildest dreams - something to show her how much I truly treasure her. So I have spent the last three years chasing rumors of these stone's existence until I finally found them. I had to pay close to half of my personal fortune, but if they make my beloved Louisa happy then it was worth the expense. May I close the case now? [The Captain and Blackjack both nod. Gaettano refastens the chain and the padlock, hides the case, and all three kitties leave the room.] Cleopatra: Well, gentlecats, it looks like we have turned up no evidence of wrongdoing so far. That leaves us with the rooms of the rowdy cats, the mysterious cat, and the bartender. |
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Miss Violette wrote:
I think we need a break ta rest befure the rezt of da search, TV, who had been holding hiz breath while the others searched That sounds like an excellent idea! Let's retire to our stateroom and smurgle. Cleo |
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:50:20 -0800, Her Royal Highness Cleopatra Silvercat
wrote: Cleopatra: Well, gentlecats, it looks like we have turned up no evidence of wrongdoing so far. That leaves us with the rooms of the rowdy cats, the mysterious cat, and the bartender. Hmmm dat leevz dem rowdy kittys... Has anykitty seen Louise or Allegra? Did dey get bak on da train?? -- Purrs, Mlle. Anaïs 2/11/2005 10:46:54 AM anais+at+electric-ink+dot+com |
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TV takes her paw and they run off like little kittens to smurgle befur the
next rownd of searching, TV, I iz very happy Her Royal Highness Cleopatra Silvercat wrote in message ... Miss Violette wrote: I think we need a break ta rest befure the rezt of da search, TV, who had been holding hiz breath while the others searched That sounds like an excellent idea! Let's retire to our stateroom and smurgle. Cleo |
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Mlle. Anaïs ^..^ wrote:
Has anykitty seen Louise or Allegra? Did dey get bak on da train?? Allegra is still in the dining car. She has been there and eating steadily since boarding the train. Louise (cat of few words) has been all over the train but has not said anything yet, except to hiss at Allegra. Unca Adam -- Email: rubin AT bestweb DOT net |
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Clarence sits on the chair and watches the cats come back from the searches. I like the way you conducted these searches. If you need any help with the other cats whose rooms haven't been searched, Chester and Nathan can help you. Clarence |
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Clarence sits on the chair and watches the cats come back from the searches. I like the way you conducted these searches. If you need any help with the other cats whose rooms haven't been searched, Chester and Nathan can help you. Clarence |
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Adam wrote: Mlle. Ana=EFs ^..^ wrote: Has anykitty seen Louise or Allegra? Did dey get bak on da train?? Allegra is still in the dining car. She has been there and eating steadily since boarding the train. Louise (cat of few words) has been all over the train but has not said anything yet, except to hiss at Allegra. Unca Adam -- Email: rubin AT bestweb DOT net Hey Uncle Adam, has Lovable Louise gotten over losing the election yet? Or is she still asking for a recount? Purrsident Clarence |
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Miss Violette wrote:
TV takes her paw and they run off like little kittens to smurgle befur the next rownd of searching, TV, I iz very happy Me too! I'm always happy when I get a chance to smurgle with my onetruelove kitty. Cleo |
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