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Now, here's chapter 15, Chekhov's Gun.

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Previously in our story, Detective Haartte was the latest Middlingfair resident to share a Danny Hillcrest story with a mysterious stranger.

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The stranger came to town to find Danny.

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But just before the stranger arrived, Danny had rushed out of the hotel after briefly speaking with Giles and Miss Abby Falmacher.

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I had to borrow an awful lot to send out these scripts.

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I'm not sure certain people will be happy if things don't work out and I can't repay them.

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Now, after two days of searching, the Stranger is returning to the Venus Arms, determined

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to find Danny once and for all.

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As our chapter begins, the Stranger storms back to the Venus Arms Hotel and Towers, entering

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through the back door, looking for a place Danny could be hiding.

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But the pool is padlocked, the doors to the main function hall are fastened, and even

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the on-site pack-and-ship store is sealed shut, with just a sign on the door stating,

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back next month. Soon enough, the stranger finds himself walking towards the lobby.

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And I'm back at the restaurant. Le restaurant mal allumé, messieurs.

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How can one person be so hard to find?

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Mr. Ralston isn't going to accept this.

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And neither will I.

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Excuse me, Mr. Blaine Hendricks, excuse me! Ah, I hope you have some good news for me.

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Actually, I do. Danny Hillcrest has returned.

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Uh, sort of. What do you mean? Well, he did come back, but before I could give him your message, he left again.

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You just missed him. If you hurry, I think you can catch him.

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A stranger rushes across the lobby and into the revolving door.

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But the doors suddenly lock up, trapping him inside. Oh, great.

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Ha! I knew it would happen sooner or later.

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You know, but really, you should fix that thing. Ms. Falmacher comes out of her office and the Maitre D also rushes to the scene.

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What is going on with this?

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Oh, ha, good. Listen, uh, if you could just push the door, I need to get out so that I can catch Danny. Good work, Cap.

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And everyone thought I was crazy when I said we needed this emergency stop button. What? Let me out!

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I don't think so. You'll just keep looking for Danny, and we can't let you find him.

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It's my job!

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Monsieur, that idiot may be the Notre Dame of Buffinerie, the Arc d'Tragedy, but that

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is no reason to put the contract on him. Wait a minute.

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Weren't you ranting to me about how he destroyed your restaurant?

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Oui, and now the entire staff is quit, but that means I am now in charge of the entire eatery.

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My first act will be to rename it Le Nouveau Restemalle Éclairé.

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The New Poorly Lit Restaurant. And you, goth hippie, he promised you Banksy would show up. Like, yeah.

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And he did. Last night. Total stealth. He like stenciled a medieval suit of armor, kneeling

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beside the word princess right there, unlike the back of the bus, like way cool.

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And it's totally staying right there. This is insane.

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Miss Falmacher, Danny cost you thousands, and he's constantly bothering Giles.

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And Cap, what about you? Hillcrest kept you awake all that time he was playing the arcade game.

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Yep, Danny annoyed the heck out of me.

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He still does. But look what I get out of the deal.

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Miss Falmacher bought me this nice, comfy chair, so now I can catch up on...

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Maybe it's a bit too comfy.

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Good, you nabbed him. Nice work, everyone. Detective Haartte, explain this to me. You just got through telling me how Hillcrest got you,

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stuck with that truckload of Venus de Milo junk.

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Turned out not to be a problem at all.

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Look around. The stranger looks into the lobby. There are Venus de Milo items scattered throughout the room.

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Miss Falmacher was happy to take everything off my hands.

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You should pardon the expression. It doesn't matter. This is ridiculous.

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I'm getting out of here. And when I do, I'm going to find Danny Hillcrest. I have to.

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Hi, Danny Hillcrest here. Danny?

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Abby quickly pulls Danny out of sight of the stranger. Wow! When did you get here?

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Never mind. You need to go. Run! I lovingly enjoy a good marathon,

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but first, I needingly have to give you this heavy box.

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Oh!

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Copy paper?

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When I was outputtingly printing my scripts, I used some of the hotel's supply.

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How much? All of it.

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I knew you wouldn't be happy if you found out, so I bought you more. Danny,

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If you had the money to buy that, why didn't you do it before you used up all the hotel's paper?

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I didn't have the money until I sold a bunch of my DVDs in Pleasant View.

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But I think I left one package of them here. Danny, that's very nice of you, but I'm sorry you had to sell them.

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Oh, don't fretfully worry. I never even open them.

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I just read the description on the back. Wait a minute.

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If this is what you were in debt about, then... what is that stranger...?

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Is somebody gonna let me out of here? Can do.

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As soon as the police get here. Even so, I'm still gonna give Danny exactly what he has coming.

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Ooh, something for me? Danny rushes towards the revolving door. Danny, don't!

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Watch out! He's reaching for something in his jacket!

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Has Danny Hillcrest come to the end of the road, even though he is inside a building?

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For answers, be sure to come back for Chapter 16, Paying the Price.

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Thank you.

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In this episode, as the stranger, Grant Johnson, voicegranted.com,

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as the maitre d', Nathan Alvord,

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as Abby Fallmacher and Cindy, Bondi Kenderdine, and the narrator was played by Gary J. Chambers.

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Garyjchambersvo.com.

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Additional voices, as well as story and music, by Clinton Alvord.

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Copyright 2023, all rights reserved.

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See you next time, but for now, that's it. We're done, done, done, done, done! Bye bye.

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Music.