8/16 - Finished!

Mystery Club Final Report

  • The borrowed candle was returned to the church!
  • We wrote the report below, and decorated a cake for coffee hour.
  • Our report was accepted by Mr. Grillo (A.K.A "Mr. G")
  • Mr. G.... I mean, Mr Grillo showed us the picture he made with the candle..
  • Cool!

    The Case of the Missing Paschal Candle- Solved

    Synopsis
    The Paschal Candle at All Saints went missing back in June- a mysterious message left on Rev. Tom's answering machine indicated that the candle was being borrowed- but the message was garbled and we did not know who had it or why.

    Rev. Tom was contacted by T. Barry Evanington who offered the assistance of some of his professional detectives to help us solve the case. His agency, the E and G Agency Detectives, sent Inspector Druesoe and Detective Cassandra Dobbins. Both detectives were great to work with- they shared many of their investigative techniques and their somewhat unconventional theories about the case.

    The details of our investigation are recorded on the E. and G. Agency Detectives website at http://www.spacedoutgame.com/SMC/index.html. They include the transcripts of our interviews with Bob the Sexton, Rev. Tom, Liz Landers, and Maggie Marshall as well as the trail of photo clues our mysterious borrower had left behind. The borrower led us on a clue hunt each Sunday by leaving detailed photos of places in and around All Saints'. Each photo had writing on the back about "light" references in the Book of Common Prayer, The Hymnal and the Bible. There were also coded clues that got increasingly hard to break. All of the photos can also be seen on the website under "Current Case".

    We had narrowed our list of suspects down, based on interview responses- and with a secret message from Inspector Druesoe and Detective Dobbins that had been hidden on the website, we suspected it might be an inside job. But we had learned well that you couldn't accuse someone without solid evidence, so last Sunday we worked feverishly to solve the coded message and analyze the final interview with Maggie- and just as we were running out of time- we had him! Steve Grillo was the mysterious borrower of the Paschal Candle! We found the final proof on his photo website where he had a picture of the candle next to the Mystery Club Banner!

    We emailed Mr. Grillo to ask him politely if he had the candle, and sure enough he did! But then he challenged us to figure out why he borrowed the candle promised us a surprise if we did- here are our guesses.

    The picture found on Mr. Grillo's website:

    Why did Mr. Grillo borrow the Paschal Candle?

  • Lily- He was trying to help us realize the Light of Christ. Many of the pictures were of lights and the quotes on the back have to do with light references in the bible and such. He wanted is to realize that the Ligh of Christ casts away darkness.
  • Gabby- Maybe he wanted to take a picture of it.
  • Detective Dobbins- I think he took the candle and left all these clues to see if the Mystery Club is all it is cracked up to be and if they could solve the mystery.
  • William- I had fun.
  • Kelly- I think he wanted to take pictures of it to study the importance of the candle. He wanted us to know that it was used in weddings, baptisms and at the Easter Vigil.
  • Sakhi-He wanted us to learn the meaning of the candle.
  • Raj- God made everything but not the houses.

    Other thoughts on what the Light of the Paschal Candle represents:

  • The Light means Jesus
  • Light means fire
  • Light is God and Salvation
  • Light can mean understanding- enlightenment
  • The fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.
  • In Baptism we are given the gift of the Light of Christ
  • Light is victory over Darkness!

    This report was respectfully submitted on August 16th by the following members of the SMC:

    Gabby
    William
    Sakhi
    Raj
    Lily
    Kelly
    Detective Dobbins
    Laura
    Brian

    ...and the rest of the club, including:
    Trey
    Katherine
    Abby
    Emily
    Lauren
    Diane
    Inspector Drusoe

    • Ready Set Go!!

    Can we solve this case in time???

    Words of Wisdom

    "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

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