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12A. The climax; a dramatic confrontation between the sleuth and the perpetrator in which the sleuth prevails. The more impossible the odds, the more rewarding the climax. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s… Continue reading Mystery 12A

11B. The sleuth, tested by their private ordeal, is strengthened for the final action leading to the actual solution of the murder mystery. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system… Continue reading Mystery 11B

11A. Resolution of the sub-plot. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic: What actions the character takes in the scene to achieve their objective (remember, dialogue… Continue reading Mystery 11A

10B. Based on what only they now know, the sleuth seeks positive proof to reinforce the yet undisclosed conclusion. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic:… Continue reading Mystery 10B

10A. The sleuth weighs the evidence and information gleaned from the other characters. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic: What actions the character takes in… Continue reading Mystery 10A

9D. The sleuth (and perhaps the reader, if a keen observer) becomes aware of the error which remains undisclosed to the other characters. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system… Continue reading Mystery 9D

9C. The crucial evidence is something overlooked in Act 1, which appeared as of little consequence at the time of initial disclosure. This crucial evidence takes on new meaning with information disclosed in Act 3. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for… Continue reading Mystery 9C

9B. Reveal the chain of events which provoked the crime. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic: What actions the character takes in the scene to… Continue reading Mystery 9B

9A. The sleuth reviews the case to determine where they went wrong. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter objective: What do they want?Conflict: What impedes them from what they want?Motive for antagonism: Some understanding of the other characters’ motivationsCharacter’s worldview: What belief system is he/she operating in?Tactic: What actions the character takes in the… Continue reading Mystery 9A

8B. The solution of the crime appears to be impossible. Attempts to solve the crime have stymied the sleuth. Misinterpretation of clues or mistaken conclusions have lead them in the wrong direction, and logic is applied to force a new way of grasping an understanding of the uncertainties. Entering emotional state of the point-of-view characterCharacter… Continue reading Mystery 8B