Act 2 Scene 1

Question 1

Nelson: I would love to, friends! started writing some new songs during this eventful journey of ours. I think I left my notes over at my table in all the confusion. Come take a look!

Answer 1

(Enter stage right.)
Hello all. Jillian, there you are. Have you seen Owen? I need to speak with him.

Question 2

Rachel: Yeah, you don’t look so good. Is everything okay?

Answer 2

I’m fine, I just… lost something. I’ll look around here and see if I can find it. What are all of you up to in here?

Question 3

Rachel: Nelson was just about to play some of his music for us!

Answer 3

You’re sitting around playing music at a table where someone was just murdered? Aren’t you bothered at all by what’s going on?

Question 4

Jillian: You seem pretty upset, Ms. Millen. Can I help? What’s missing?

Answer 4

(Pauses.)
No, Jillian. I’m fine, thank you. If you see Owen, please send him in my direction.

Question 5

Jillian: Of course, Ms. Millen.

Answer 5

(Move to Table Three and begin looking around and under it.)

Question 6

Mike: I don’t barrel anywhere!

Answer 6

(Move to Table Two.)
Will you two stop it?! You have been at each other’s throats all night! We have much larger problems than whatever it is you are fighting about.

Question 7

Caleb: Really! You two should take a page out of Nelson’s book and get some positivity.

Answer 7

That isn’t exactly what I meant—

Question 8

Nelson: So true, friend!

Answer 8

If we could all just focus on the problem—

Question 9

Rachel: Come on, guys, let’s go be calm and positive elsewhere.

Answer 9

(Move back to Table Three. Look around it more before sitting down.)

Question 10

Owen: Listen, for the last time—

Answer 10

(Try to get Owen’s attention.)

Question 11

Owen: Sort of… I’m convinced that these deaths have to do with something the victims ate.

Answer 11

Owen, I really need to speak with you about—

Question 12

Owen: Something is missing. What’s missing?

Answer 12

Owen, I really need to speak with you.

Question 13

Mike: Owen said something is missing. I know what it is.

Answer 13

You do?

Question 14

Mike: No need to sound so surprised!

Answer 14

I didn’t mean it that way, I just—

Question 15

Mike: Seems to me that you all are getting too hung up on finding out the “how” and not on finding out the “why.” People died, we’ve got that. It happened in the dining car, we’ve got that, too. So now you’ve spent the whole night chasing around a food theory that hasn’t gotten you anywhere! You can only try to make a layup so many times without a score before you have to switch plays and go for an outside three-point shot! So back up, reassess, and try another approach to the problem!

Answer 15

(Look at Mike in surprise.)

Question 16

Owen: I know, not everyone is here. But Mike was on to something before. All of us who are in this room right now have been trying like crazy to figure out what happened here tonight. Either all of us are the best actors ever, or we are the ones that genuinely don’t have anything to hide. Either way, let’s go back through Elliot’s notes together and maybe focus on the people who haven’t been trying to solve the crime.

Answer 16

(Stop Owen from joining the group.)
Owen, I need to speak to you. Privately. Now.
(Move stage left.)

Question 17

Lauren: Avery, I don’t mean to intrude, but if you are feeling sick at all we really need to—

Answer 17

No, I’m fine! Actually, Lauren, good thing you’re here too. So, both of you know that I work at a pharmaceutical company and that I’m going to Los Angeles with samples for a presentation, right?

Question 18

Owen: Right.

Answer 18

Well, when the train stopped suddenly, when there was that rockslide on the tracks, I opened up my samples case to check on everything and all seemed to be fine. But when I returned to my cabin after dinner, I decided to check on the samples again. And when I opened the case, I saw one of the vials was missing!

Question 19

Lauren: Avery, this isn’t good. What does it contain?

Answer 19

Well, that’s the worrisome part. It’s a new medication that my company is developing… to help patients who are at risk for heart failure. It hasn’t been widely tested yet.

Question 20

Owen: Let’s just give those two a minute. Avery, tell us more about this medication. I think it’s safe to assume that this is the best lead we’ve had so far for a cause of death.

Answer 20

Well, like I said before, its primary function is to help patients at risk for heart failure by helping to regulate heart function. For someone who is sick, too little would be ineffective, but too much could be very dangerous.

Question 21

Abby: So what would happen if someone without a heart problem took it?

Answer 21

It would be safe to presume that the same would hold true for a healthy person. A small amount would probably go unnoticed, but a large dose could likely cause serious heart problems.

Question 22

Lauren: What characteristics does the medication itself have? Would people realize they were taking it or could it be hidden somehow?

Answer 22

Actually, that’s where my company has been focusing our research. All of the medications I’m taking to my presentation are in liquid form with no colorings or added flavors. We’re trying to develop a line of medications for people who have difficulty swallowing traditional medications.

Question 23

Mike: Okay, so if you claim it wasn’t you, who else had access to your case?

Answer 23

That’s the thing. The case never left my possession. I’m the only one with a key, and I still have that right here.
(Hold up key.)
The only times all evening that the case was open were right after the rockslide and just now, in my room.

Question 24

Mike: Sounds good to me!

Answer 24

(Gasp, yell line with Lauren, Holly, and Owen.)
Don’t drink that!

Question 25

Lauren: If the medicine is a liquid, it would be very easy to add to a beverage!

Answer 25

And the medicines are designed to have very little color and taste. No one would even know they were drinking it!

Question 26

Holly: It’s not quite as clear. But remember, right before Sidney died, those who had helped move Isabella’s body came back in the dining room and had some water.

Answer 26

(Move to Table Three, deep in thought.)

Question 27

Holly: I’m positive that this notebook will continue to be a valuable resource. If we continue to look back through it, I am confident that we will figure out who had the opportunity.

Answer 27

We might not need the notebook…

Question 28

Mike: Go team!

Answer 28

(Gather around Table One.)