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There was a knock at the door of the mansion. Stardust immediately took her leave from the guests to answer the door for the lawyer. After pleasantries she escorted him to the sitting room and made introductions.
"I would like to announce the arrival of Mr. Lawhoof, Mr. Body's attorney. These ponies are the ones that you stated I invite to the estate, Mr. Zoisite, Colonel Mustard, Mr. Rider, and Miss Crystal. Please, everypony take a seat and allow Mr. Lawhoof to present the Last Will and Testament of Mr. Body." Stardust made her way to the back of the room and sat in a chair against the wall.
"Thank you Stardust for the introductions, I am pleased to see that you all made it tonight. I would like to present the Last Will and Testament of the late Mr. Body. Presented here on film. He specifically stated that this not be seen by anyone until all of you were present. He left me explicit instructions to make sure that you were all well fed and taken care of, which as Stardust told me on the way in was already taken car of. Just give me a moment to get this set up."
Mr. Lawhoof took his briefcase and placed it upon a side table, propped open the tabs and began setting up the movie reel. With a nod to Stardust he fed the tape through the odds and ends while Stardust pulled down a screen in which the video would be seen. The final touches with speakers in place he flipped the switch and a black and white tape began to play counting down....
"3.....2.....1..... Thank you all for turning up on this day." Mr. Body alive and well was on the screen. "As you are well aware, if you are viewing this, that means I am no longer among the living. I am here to go over my will and give you all what you deserve. Each of you have been called here because there is unfinished business between us. Weather it be because there are debts to be paid or a score to settle. I do hope that by the end of the evening we will all be able to walk away happy. Now, let us get down to business.
One of you in this room at this moment is guilty of one thing.....
MURDER!
MY MURDER! I have taken precautions, as such, this tape to insure my voice to be heard so as to not allow you go get away with it. There is information on each one of you hidden in my mansion. I know that whomever is the culprit will be wanting to get those documents back and taken care of. As per my instructions left with my lawyer, no pony is to leave my estate until the murderer is found and handed over to the police. The doors have been locked by Stardust and the keys are placed in a safe that she only knows the combination to. I know that which ever pony decided to kill me would have very cleverly covered his or her tracks. However, they did not get all of the information. Each one of you has a clear motive for my murder, the only question now, is who was the one who actually did it? The police will be notified at a specific time, you have until morning to figure this out, otherwise you ALL will be taken into custody."
The end of the tape began flapping as the reel continued to spin. The room was dead silent as Mr. Lawhoof flipped the switch once again. The ponies in the room began to fidget just a bit. Stardust stayed in her seat, not moving a muscle.