Holiday Express (Chapter 5)

Event

Evidence

Cases

Story

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: To the Final Stop

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5-1. The Culprit is...!
Vampire Cookie	Why did you gather us? I thought it was over. And Crème Brûlée Cookie is here too?
	We asked you all to come because it is time ti find out who was truly behind the Old Jolly incident.	Linzer Cookie
Angel Cookie	Crème Brûlée Cookie wasn't the culprit...?
Macaroni Cookie	No. Because it was YOU!
Linzer Cookie	ROYAL BEAR JELLY!
	Royal Bear Jelly
	... Me? Is this some kind of joke?
Angel Cookie	But Royal Bear Jelly was in the electrical room...
	Or so our conductor wanted you to believe... Take a look at this!	Linzer Cookie
Deduction Deduction Objective What is an evidence that can refute Royal bear Jelly's alibi? Evidence Selected Twinkle Lights Controller Package It reads, "Equipped with the latest technology, so you can light up your tree whenever, wherever!"
Macaroni Cookie	This remote allowed Royal Bear Jelly to program the illumination and leave the post. The conductor's alibi is null and void.
	And still... That thing alone is not proof it was Royal Bear Jelly who hurt Old Jolly, is it?	Sparkling Cookie
Linzer Cookie	I admit at first glance, the motive seems rather unclear, and that is what I assumed as well. And yet, the flame of suspicion starts with but a little spark.
Deduction Deduction Objective What is the first thing about Royal Bear Jelly that raises suspicion? Evidence Selected Royal Bear Jelly's Statement He seems to have known Linzer Cookie and Crème Brûlée Cookie switched rooms.
Linzer Cookie	Nobody knew about the fact that Crème Brûlée Cookie and I swapped our suites. Because we didn't tell a soul.
	Nevertheless, in the morning, Royal Bear Jelly went straight to Crème Brûlée Cookie's new suite, as if knowing he would be there.
Linzer Cookie	I thought, "Could it be that the conductor secretly visited our rooms while Crème Brûlée Cookie and I were elsewhere?"
	If so, why? And then I realized one thing.
Deduction Deduction Objective Why did Royal Bear Jelly sneak into the suite and what was he after? Evidence Selected Royal Bear Jelly's Statement An avid fan of Linzer Cookie, e seems very interesting in her newest work. Linzer Cookie's Manuscript The manuscript Linzer Cookie is working on.
Carol Cookie	The manuscript for Linzer Cookie's upcoming novel!
	Of course! Royal Bear Jelly mentioned being a fan!	Sparkling Cookie
Linzer Cookie	Indeed, that is the first thing that comes to mind. It was my initial guess as well. However, inside the envelop was...
Deduction Deduction Objective What did Royal Bear Jelly actually steal? Evidence Selected Crème Brûlée Cookie's sheet music An envelope containing sheet music Crème Brûlée Cookie will use for the upcoming Grand Holiday Concert. There are some notes written down.
Sparkling Cookie	Crème Brûlée Cookie's sheet music! The envelopes looked exactly the same!
	Correct! Royal Bear Jelly tried to steal the manuscript but ended up stealing the sheet music. Because our suites had already swapped.	Linzer Cookie
	That is how the sheet music disappeared.
	That is what triggered the following chain of events...	Linzer Cookie

5-2. The Two Candy Canes 1
	22:00, before the Incident took place
Royal Bear Jelly	It's not the manuscript! They must have swapped the rooms...!
	I... I must put these back before anyone notices...!
Old Jolly	I'm telling ye, chum! I. DIDN'T. DOOPTY-DO IT! Why would an old Sugar Gnome steal from ye?
	Then why did you go near my suite?	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Old Jolly	I... I... I was lost!
	"Lost"?! In a hallway straight and narrow as this? I find that very hard to believe.	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Royal Bear Jelly	Oh no... Crème Brûlée Cookie noticed the disappearance!
	Now the only way to put the sheet music back is to sneak out during the ceremony.
	Midnight, before the incident took place
Controller Turning on	CLICK!
Royal Bear Jelly	Thank Heavens for the remote! To my quarters...!
Crème Brûlée Cookie	*Knock knock* Old Jolly, are you there? I just wan to check one last time. Can we talk?
	... No reply. Wait a second...
Royal Bear Jelly	(Phew, he almost saw me...! But I must get the sheet music from my quarters first...)
	00:05, before the incident took place
Royal Bear Jelly	There it is! Now, all that's left to do is to put it back...
Door Opening	SCREECH
Old Jolly	Doopti-ho! My dearest conductor! What's that in your hand, pal?
	O-Old Jolly! W-What are you doing here...?	Royal Bear Jelly
Old Jolly	DOOPTY-POO! I came to deliver the gift... but those sheets! You had them all this time?! Oh, what I had to endure because of them...!
	I... I didn't mean to...	Royal Bear Jelly
Old Jolly	You stole it! I only tried to put Creme Brûlée Cookie's gift in his room but became the scapegnome instead. Because of you! Tsk, tsk, tsk!
	I must tell Crème Brûlée Cookie that truth and clear my good name! What did your parents teach you about stealing?! Unbelievable! The conductor at that! Doobi-doo...
	No...! STOP!	Royal Bear Jelly
Royal Bear Jelly	No! You're not... going... anywhere!!!
	WHAM!!!
Old Jolly	Eek!
Royal Bear Jelly	Huff puff... Old Jolly! OLD JOLLY!
	The Gnome won't wake up...! What have I done...!
	No no no... This won't do... No one must know...! I should move the body!
	DRRRRRRR...
	00:20, shortly after the incident
Suspicious Noises	FSHHHH...
Sound of Something Falling	CLACK!

5-3. The Two Candy Canes 2
Linzer Cookie	... This is what happened. Old Jolly was inside the room service cart.
	Royal Bear Jelly moved the Sugar Gnome's body and returned to the kitchen with the empty cart.	Macaroni Cookie
Crème Brûlée Cookie	And that's when Royal Bear Jelly placed the sheet music back in my room...
	Yes, the conductor paid your room a visit while you were in the Banquet Car	Linzer Cookie
Cheddar Cheese Cookie	And yet, Royal Bear Jelly didn't know how to read sheet music and placed it in the wrong order. The conductor left no jam marks because the incident happened elsewhere.
	Royal Bear Jelly
	L-L-Lies! All lies! L-L-Linzer Cookie, I may be your fan b-b-but! This is preposterous! It makes absolutely no sense!
Vampire Cookie	Yeah, but where is the proof? The proof that Royal Bear Jelly is the culprit!
	Excellent question! The proof is right here.	Linzer Cookie
Cheddar Cheese Cookie	It's something so obvious...
	Something in the crime scene that no one suspected...
	The fake weapon smothered with jam.
Deduction Deduction Objective What is the evidence proving the candy cane at the scene of the crime isn't Old Jolly's? Evidence Selected Candy Cane with Strawberry Jam It wasn't Old Jolly's strawberry jam, but the berry filling from the cake. Candy Cane with Strawberry Jam The handle of this candy can is not worn or scratched... meaning it does not belong to Old Jolly
Carol Cookie	Old Jolly's candy cane...?
	What looks like Old Jolly's candy cane is, in fact, a simple ornament from the Holiday Tree. If you look closely, you will notice it's brand-new.	Macaroni Cookie
Linzer Cookie	To hide this fact, Royal Bear Jelly increased the temperature in Old Jolly's suite and melted the ice cream cake that was inside.
	The candy cane was soundly caked in the liquid. It also happened to seem as if it was Old Jolly's strawberry jam. Brilliant idea, if you think of it.
	Crumbs! That's right! Sugar Gnomes don't jam! The conductor bamboozled us all!	Schwarzwälder
Angel Cookie	But why did Royal Bear Jelly swap the canes...?
	Yeah, where is the real candy cane?	Sparkling Cookie
Cheddar Cheese Cookie	That, my friend, is where things get interesting. You see, the real candy cane happened to cause some trouble.
	Such trouble it was absolutely necessary to conceal it.

5-4. Dining Car
Linzer Cookie	The candy cane from the crime scene is fake. That means the real candy cane is here.
Investigation New Evidence Information Dining Car Invesigation Evidence #1: A teapot on the Dining Car table. Evidence #2: A room service cart used by Royal Bear Jelly in the night. Evidence #3: Sugar for sweetening your tea or any dish, really. This pot is filled to the brim. Evidence #4: The menu of yesterday's supper and today's breakfast. Note #1: Inside... contains things one should not find in a teapot. Note #2: A red curtain that hides the contents of the cart. Room Service Cart A room service cart used in the kitchen. Some sugar can be found behind the curtain. After examining the color and size of the sugar granules... It seems to be Old Jolly's. Half-melted Candy Cane A half-melted candy cane found inside the tea strainer. It's slowly melting in the hot tea. The handle is worn, with scratches. Strands of Royal Bear Jelly's Mustache Mustache strands found in the tea strainer. Seems like it came from the melted candy cane. Judging by the length and color, it belongs to Royal Bear Jelly.
Linzer Cookie	...I suppose that's it for now.

5-5. The Truth is in the Tea
Schwarzwälder	Huh? That's... the teapot from the morning?!
	An enclosed space, such as our Holiday Express, poses great difficulties for the culprit. If you throw on object out the window, someone will notice. If you try to hide it, someone might stumble upon it.	Linzer Cookie
Macaroni Cookie	... Holy macaroni! The conductor dissolved the candy cane in the tea!
	Precisely! Only our culprit made a critical mistake by leaving the teapot in the Dining Car we requisitioned earlier. It turned out the tea was insufficient to fully dissolve the fragments.	Cheddar Cheese Cookie
Crème Brûlée Cookie	But why was it necessary to dissolve the candy cane? Why did Royal Bear Jelly have to get rid of it all of a sudden?
	Like Detective Cheddar Cheese mentioned, this is where things get interesting.	Linzer Cookie
Deduction Deduction Objective What is the evidence proving the candy cane at the scene of the crime isn't Old Jolly's? Evidence Selected Strands of Royal Bear Jelly's Mustache Seems like it came from the melted candy cane.
Linzer Cookie	You see, in the course of their physical alteration with Royal Bear Jelly, Old Jolly happened to plush the conductor's mustache. Remember Royal Bear Jelly's so-called "Holiday style" from earlier?
	The hairs must have gotten stuck to the candy cane! It was super sticky after all!	Macaroni Cookie
Linzer Cookie	The conductor had absolutely no time to pick the hairs one by one. I doubt it was possible at all!
	Now hold on... If Old Jolly's candy cane was in the tea... This means... Royal Bear Jelly's mustache was also in it?!	Vampire Cookie
Schwarzwälder	EWWW! I DRANK TWO CUPS OF BEAR JELLY MUSTACHE!!
	Royal Bear Jelly
	T-T-This is nonsense! The c-conductor goes to the kitchen hourly! To and fro! To and fro! M-M-My mustache could stick t-t-to anything!
	A-A-And how do you know t-t-this is Old Jolly's cane? W-We ran out of sugar! I used a-a-a-another ornament from the tree to sweeten it!
Cheddar Cheese Cookie	Of course, my friend! Anything is possible! But this is where the criminalists come in! A quick analysis will reveal to whom the candy cane really belongs.
	Yes, Detective! I shall personally see that this candy cane is delivered to the lab as soon as we arrive at the station.	Macaroni Cookie
	Royal Bear Jelly
	Oh... Oh no... I'm... I'm...!
	WHOOSH!
Angel Cookie	The culprit is on the run...! Let me help...
	No need. We have a specialist right here.	Cheddar Cheese Cookie
Macaroni Cookie	HIIIYAH!
	THUD!
Macaroni Cookie	Going somewhere, hmm?
	Royal Bear Jelly
	*Sob sob* Alright... Fine... I did it... I didn't mean to do it but I did it... I just... I just wanted to read the novel... *Sob sob*
	I didn't mean to hurt the Sugar Gnome... I... I panicked! And I thought... I'd perfectly covered my tracks...
Linzer Cookie	That's where you are mistaken, conductor. There is no perfection when it comes to crime.
	Only cold, hard truth waiting to be unveiled. And this is why I write my novels.
	Royal Bear Jelly
	*Sob sob* I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Old Jolly... What have I done...
	Old Jolly
	I'M ALIVE!
All Cookies	?!??!?!?!?!!!!!!
Macaroni Cookie	O-O-O-Old Jolly...?!
Schwarzwälder	Oh no... Did I crumble to...?! Am I in Heaven?!
	Possibly...	Angel Cookie
	Old Jolly
	We, Sugar Gnomes, are quite hardy and resilient, heh! A blow with a candy cane? I can handle that! Doop-doop! But it did knock me out...
	And for longer than I would like to admit! This Holiday fatigue seems to be getting to me... Ho ho!
Sparkling Cookie	It's a miracle! I'm so happy that you're alive and well, my friend! But please, do something about that strawberry jam!
	Oh goodness...! I will turn myself in as soon as we reach our destination...	Royal Bear Jelly
Cheddar Cheese Cookie	Well done, Macaroni Cookie! Another case solved.
	Is it just me, or does crime follow wherever we go...?	Macaroni Cookie

5-6. The Final Stop, Holidays!
	CHOO CHOO!
Train Attendant Cookie	Welcome to the Cookie Kingdom, mm-hm! Are you ready for merry holiday festivities?
Linzer Cookie	At last... it was a long journey.
	Linzer Cookie!	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Linzer Cookie	Crème Brûlée Cookie?
	I wanted to thank you for all that you've done! My good name is cleared thanks to you!	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Linzer Cookie	I only did what I thought was right.
	I knew you would say that. Then how about... Happy Holidays?	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Linzer Cookie	I like it better. It's been a while since we met during the holidays, isn't it?
	Remember? You wouldn't find time for me because of your endless practice sessions back then too...?
	Oh? Wasn't it you who would talk ceaselessly about crime and jam after the success of your debut novel...?	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Linzer Cookie	Oh, come on! You liked it!
	Heh... Yes, I did.	Crème Brûlée Cookie
	Say, will you come to see the concert tomorrow? I've been practicing quite a lot, you see.
Linzer Cookie	Very well. I think I might be able to find some time. I just so happens that I finished my manuscript last night.
	You wrote... while all those things were happening?!	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Linzer Cookie	Of course, there's no better time! I used to only write about Cookies before.
Linzer Cookie	But this time, other desserts will appear too. This little fact might or might not be crucial to the plot.
	Sounds intriguing! I only hope the culprit is not the pianist.	Crème Brûlée Cookie
Linzer Cookie	He he, you will find out soon enough.
Crème Brûlée Cookie	Yeah... Oh look. it's snowing!
Linzer Cookie	Happy Holidays Crème Brûlée Cookie.
	Happy Holidays, Linzer Cookie.	Crème Brûlée Cookie
	Fin.

Epilogue
	Please welcome Linzer Cookie! The Cracker Prize winning novelist, with her latest masterpiece, "The Holiday Express"!
	The recital of genius pianist Crème Brûlée Cookie is sold out!
	Cheddar Cheese Cookie, I requested backup from HQ, and we still haven't- You want me to go?!
	Is there any buttercream for my mustache in prison...?