Meadowville Melodrama

Question 1

RM; Top o’ the mornin’ to ya both!

Answer 1

Always a pleasure. Lovely weather we’re having, ain’t it?

Question 2

N: Meadowville is a quiet town. The kind of place you read about in books. Or at least, it usually is… Weezy enters

Answer 2

Has anyone seen Weezy lately?

Question 3

BB: Who’s he talkin’ to?

Answer 3

Oh he’s just externalizing his internal monologue again. Remember, he says it gives his capers “dramatic flare”.

Question 4

N: No one knew for sure where Weezy got his predisposition for causing trouble… …But somewhere along the line Weezy had discovered his talent for creating problems.

Answer 4

Well, I suppose I ought to give your security guard a hand, Banker Bob.

Question 5

RM: Remind me again, what was his most recent caper?

Answer 5

Oh he tried to tunnel into the bank from underground after hours, but he misread his schematic map and came up in Old Lady Leary’s dairy barn. Scared the living daylights out of her cow. Poor thing nearly kicked over the lantern and burned the whole town down!

Question 6

BB: That was actually the attempt before last… …they just left furballs all over the lobby.

Answer 6

Oh that’s right, I forgot about that one.

Question 7

BB: Very. sneeze

Answer 7

Welp, I ‘spose I best be off to secure the perimeter. Ruby Mae, could I borrow a lint roller from the store? I might as well help Hank pick up some furballs while I’m at it.

Question 8

N: Moments later, Banker Bob and Ruby Mae returned.

Answer 8

pssssst! Over here!

Question 9

RM: I just want to know… what’s up?

Answer 9

I came across Weezy laying his next trap, but I’m still puzzlin’ out what exactly he intends to do.

Question 10

RM: I was just telling Banker Bob, I overheard him philosophizing and wrote down the details of his plan. He’s going to try to lure Banker Bob into a snare and then steal his keys to the safe!

Answer 10

Isn’t the safe a combination lock?

Question 11

BB: That’s about the size of it.

Answer 11

Well, sounds like his plan is pretty harmless. So long as you keep an eye on where yer steppin’ Banker Bob.

Question 12

RM: Are we just goin’ to let this one play out then?

Answer 12

May as well.

Question 13

W: Aha! My trap is set. And not a moment too soon! Here comes Banker Bob now.

Answer 13

s/ Like I was telling you Banker Bob, Hand and I have secured the perimeter, and we found no sign of Weezy’s handiwork anywhere.

Question 14

W: I knew it! I’ve lulled them into a false sense of security. There’s no way my plan could fail now…

Answer 14

s/ I declare, money appears to be falling from the sky.

Question 15

W: It isn’t real…

Answer 15

Well how do you know that Weezy?

Question 16

N: As the townsfolk looked on at the sorry sight before them, they each felt a twinge of sadness.

Answer 16

Poor fella. It may sound odd, but I feel a twinge of pity for the rascal. They never pan out, but you’ve got to admit, Weezy does put a lot of effort into his plans. He’s no slouch! I’m real sad to see him go.

Question 17

N: Seeing the Weezy so forlorn caused the townsfolk to pause in self reflection… …town villain deserved to feel a sense of accomplishment.

Answer 17

Well shoot, what can we do? It’s not like we can really let him rob the bank…

Question 18

RM: I would have done just that ‘ceptin’ this ain’t the real McCoy. The Amador gold mining company sent it along as a promotional pice for their new gold pan line.

Answer 18

Well shoot, you plumb had me fooled!

Question 19

RM: Goood, then it ought to fool Weezy too.

Answer 19

I’m not sure I follow…

Question 20

BB: I see where yer’ headin’ Ruby Mae, we let Weezy steal this here decoy. That ought to boost his confidence a mite!

Answer 20

It’s crazy enough, it just might work!

Question 21

BB: So… what do we do next? Just leave the “gold” out in the street and wait for Weezy to wander by and pick it up?

Answer 21

That does seem like the simplest answer. And look! Here he comes now. run and hide

Question 22

N: It quickly became apparent to the townsfolks that helping their friend find his self confidence would be more complicated than they had originally wagered.

Answer 22

Phew doggies… this is going to be tougher than I thought.

Question 23

BB: Now what are we supposed to do?… …than to leave the gold out here in plain sight?

Answer 23

That’s it! We made it too easy. There’s no satisfaction in finding something laying around… Weezy loves to scheme.

Question 24

N: The three friends paused to put themselves in Weezy’s shoes, each trying to imagine a highly impractical but fantastically theatrical way to rob a bank.

Answer 24

Now, I know he’s tried tunneling, training cats, mailing himself to the bank, and lifting the safe with a hot air balloon, but has Weezy ever tried good old fashioned explosives?

Question 25

BB: Whew-ee Sheriff, yer’ fixin to jump in with both feet!… …prepared to let Weezy blow the roof of my bank.

Answer 25

No no, of course not. But Ruby Mae’s decoy gold reminded me that I happen to have some dummy TNT for training purposes.

Question 26

BB: Well, what if I moved the safe out on the street on the pretense that Hank and I are doing some spring cleaning?

Answer 26

Now we’re cooking with a greasy spoon! We don’t really have the time to iron out all the details, but we can figure those out as we go along. As long as we can get Weezy to believe it’s all his idea, and get the gold in his hands, it will all work out.

Question 27

BB: Hey Sheriff!… …but it’s a fair site heavier now that I have that bar of gold Weezy found locked up.

Answer 27

s/ Well sure thing Banker Bob. Spring cleaning huh?

Question 28

W: Um pardon me sirs, but do you intend to leave this valuable safe on the street?

Answer 28

Howdy stranger, Meadowville is an honest town for the most part. We used to have a fella who would try to crack the safe every now and again, but word is he recently packed his toothbrush and moved out of town.

Question 29

W: little ol’ me? Why I’d be honored.

Answer 29

Shoot, if you do a good enough job I’ll train you in as my actin’ deputy! exit

Question 30

BB: What’s the plan to slip him the fake dynamite Sheriff?

Answer 30

Rats… I suppose that’s one detail we ought to have ironed out. Do you think we could just roll it out to him?

Question 31

RB: It doesn’t look like we have any other options. We’ll be here a month of Sundays if we’re waiting for him to hack into the gold.

Answer 31

Here goes nothin’. roll

Question 32

W: So Sheriff, are you going to make me return the gold? gasp Will I go to prison?

Answer 32

Well now, under ordinary circumstances that would be the protocol. But before we get to those details, Weezy, I just want to know what’s up? Why have you been so set on robbing the bank all these years?

Question 33

N: and so the good townsfolk of Meadowville finally had their answer. Now all that remained was to determine if there would be any consequences for Weezy’s actions.

Answer 33

Now technically, I suppose you only stole a bar of gold you found and deposited in the first place. So I can’t press any charges for theft.