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1. The victims in this story all belong to the Critics Circle. The first victim, George Maxwell, and his wife are having breakfast. George is also a chairman for a housing committee, and gets a call from a Constable, pleading for him to tend to some squatters in a condemned tenement. His wife tells him of a dream she had where something fatal happened to him and begs him not to go. What happens to George in her dream?
2. George arrives at the tenement and is greeted by two Constables who thank him for coming. He is warned that the squatters need a firm hand. George uses his umbrella to try and force them out. One of them busts a bottle to use as a weapon and then the rest approach George in attack style. Each has a different weapon in their hand. He runs but is stopped by a hanging tarp and is cut to pieces. What play is this malevolent murder mimicking?
3. The next critic, Hector Snipe, is escorted by an accomplice to an abandoned theatre that Lionheart is restoring. Hector is invited to interview Lionheart on his comeback. Hector is surprised at Lionheart's remarkable resurrection. Lionheart scolds Hector for calling his past performance lamentable. Hector is suddenly hoisted up on a lift and held down while Lionheart spears him. What play is this despicable act from?
4. The next critic, Horace Sprout, returns home from the funeral with his wife. They notice a large chest that is locked, in their bedroom. They decide to tend to it in the morning and retire to bed. Lionheart and his accomplice ascend from the chest and perform a procedure, decapitating the slumbering reviewer. What play is this grotesque action from?
5. Peregrine Devlin is the head of the Critics Circle. The morning after mourning his fellow critic, Devlin awakes in his home and walks to the front door to get his newspaper. He is shocked to find a peculiar gift in a nearby container. What is it?
6. The next victim in the circle is Trevor Dickman. Dickman is a bit of a playboy and is led off by a beautiful blonde woman, who claims to be from an acting company. She uses Sprout's death as leverage and convinces Dickman he will be taking Sprout's place as an advisor. Dickman is taken to a theatre for a reincarnation of another play. There he is bound, and forced to relinquish his heart to the head actor. What play is this devastating performance from?
7. The remaining Critics Circle members and the Inspector are discussing a protection plan so that the members can come and go safely. The Sergeant arrives with disturbing news that he has lost sight of Dickman. After the critics leave, Rosemary delivers a small box to Devlin. What messy object takes their breath away when the box is opened?
8. The next critic is Larding. Larding loves his wine and Lionheart incorporates this into this death. Larding is lured to a wine tasting in a basement location. Lionheart's posse are the reception attendees dressed in formal attire. Lionheart is incognito as well again, as a tyrant. He firmly lectures Larding about sleeping through one of his performances. Larding is dunked in a keg of wine till he drowns and the barrel is then sealed. What play is this intoxicating fatality taken from?
9. Devlin has a near fatal encounter with Lionheart. Devlin fences as a hobby, and walks into the gymnasium to meet Lionheart, who is disguised as a French opponent. Lionheart invites Devlin to a friendly duel, but removes the safety guards from the sabers. Lionheart then removes his head covering as well. He chases Devlin around the gym and strikes several times at Devlin's chest, but does not kill him at that moment. What play is this challenging scene from?
10. Lionheart poses as a masseuse and makes it look like he is having an affair with our next critic's wife. Soloman Psaltery gets an anonymous tip that his wife, Maisie, is being unfaithful. He walks in on Maisie and her masseuse in a carnal position while she is being massaged. The masseuse convinces Psaltery that there have been many more men. Psaltery suffocates Maisie with a pillow. Psaltery isn't murdered, but the experience in prison will eventually kill him. What play does this situation mock?
11. Miss Moon is the next victim in the circle. She arrives at the salon she patronizes. Lionheart plays the cool hairdresser and his cohort is the receptionist who explains to Miss Moon that Onre, the other hairdresser, is away. Miss Moon is strapped to a salon chair with metal rollers in her hair, her hands bound tightly, and gagged. The electricity flow to the hair dryer is accelerated and sent into Miss Moon's body through conduction, by the rollers. She is charred to a crisp. What play denotes this barbarian act?
12. Our next unfortunate critic is Meredith Merridew. Merridew arrives home in his armored truck. He is looking all about his home for his doggies. The curtains are flung open, and he is amongst the cooking show team of "This Is Your Dish". He is so caught up in the moment he doesn't notice anything strange until he finds a hair in his succulent dish. He is shown his poodles with their heads on a platter, then is force fed his babies by way of a funnel. Merridew is stuffed full till he chokes to death. What play is Merridew's morbid moment from?
13. The final critic who nearly meets his fate is Devlin himself again. He meets up with Lionheart's daughter, Edwina, who has been in contact with Lionheart. She gets a call from Lionheart saying he is alive and wants to turn himself in for the murders after consideration. She meets Devlin to take him to Lionheart, but Devlin is knocked unconscious. He wakes up in bondage on a table where two smoldering knives are about to take his eyesight. What royal play does this threatening deed take place in?
14. During Devlin's containment, Lionheart finally reveals who his right-hand man is. The mustache is peeled away, the shades are lifted, and the wig comes off. Who is the shocking culprit that has been aiding Lionheart in disguise the whole time?
15. In the flashbacks at the Critics Circle awards ceremony, Lionheart shows up in the dressing room to give his critics a piece of his mind. He scorns them for giving the award to a mumbling boy. What is the name of the promising newcomer who beat Lionheart to the spotlight?
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