Last Saturday evening for our 11th anniversary celebration, Michele and I ventured over to Guthrie, Oklahoma to participate in a Murder/Mystery Dinner. It was held at the well-known haunted Stone Lion Inn. It is a bed and breakfast as well, but we only did the dinner and murder mystery.
Every person who attends is asked to dress in character for the time period and is given a specific role for the evening. When we arrived, we were given an additional set of "private" clues that no one else could see but us. The evening started out with hor's dourves and drinks. We then had a brief introduction by the hostess, "Uta". She is the owner of the inn and writes the mysteries and hosts them every week.
Once we had brief introductions and pictures, we then entered the dining room for a 7-course meal. During the meal, one of the characters that was sitting at our table ended up dying by way of poisoning. Thus, the "fun" began. Every character was given a clue to read in front of all the other characters to assist in the murder investigation. Towards the end of our murder investigation we had coffee and cheesecake and met in groups; men and women, to determine who we thought did the murder. We then regrouped as a whole and gave our thoughts and reasonings as to "who did it". We were then told as to who really did it and why.
Afterwards, we went around as a group and introduced ourselves as who we really were and were we were from. There were couples/individuals from Wichita, Tulsa, Dallas and a few other towns. It was fun, but I think it dragged on a bit and had some dull moments. I definitely think everyone should at least attend one of these during their lifetime. Nothing like playing in a modern day, "Clue".
Stone Lion Inn website
Murder Mystery Photo Album
Murder In Washington Post
The date is December 1948. You are staying at the Stone Lion Inn in Washington Station, Massachusetts . You will be having dinner with friends and acquaintances at L’Escargot, a small French restaurant located in the Stone Lion Inn. The Inn is noted for its famous and infamous clientele. Each evening before dinner is served, the guests meet with Uta downstairs to become acquainted and have a drink before dinner.
Characters:
Chance Cooper - Anthony
Import/Export art dealer. Chance attends art auctions in NYC but stays at the Stone Lion whenever he is in the area. Chance is from England and was an RAF Pilot. Chance lost his left eye during and wears a patch over that eye.
Rita Hayworth - Michele
Movie Star who has just completed the movie “The Lady from Shanghai ” with her now former husband Orson Wells. Lately, she has been seen in the company of Prince Aly Kahn, son of a wealthy Moslem religious leader. Rumor has it she has married the Prince in a secret wedding service. Miss Hayworth has been under a great deal of stress. Her friend Chance Cooper recommended the inn as a perfect get-away for a restful weekend.
