Poe Play

D.S. " My name is Detective Spiff. This is my case. The one responsible for my fame and credibility. I tell you it takes a genius to figure out a mystery like this one. I call it ...... The Premature Burial. Let's take a look at what happened before the investigation.

D.S. " Monsieur Altoida and his wife lived in a lovely manner in the very east side of France. Monsieur Altoida was wealthy and married Madame Altoida because of her exceeding beauty, although he had one pet peeve...abnormally long toenails. One day, Madame Altoida was enjoying a light spot of afternoon tea. Her Husband, slipped into the kitchen and offered to take the tea to his wife, because it was "on his way". The butler was very much obliged to accept this offer as he had many a thing to do that day. So, Monsieur Altoida made his way down to the courtyard to deliver the tea. But, he made a quick stop before heading outside. He carefully reached into his innermost coat pocket and retrieved a small vial containing a clear liquid. Without hesitation, he tipped the contents of the vial into the Madame's tea. Hurriedly he delivered the tea to the Madame and hid behind a tree. After a few short moments the Madame slumped over apparently dead. He left the body and shortly after returning to the manner a maid came creaming into the house. She reported that she had just found the Madame dead. There was a hasty funeral and Madame Altoida was laid in a coffin in a stone chamber in the manner along with many other coffins containing relatives that had deceased. The coffin containing the former Madame Altoida was placed on the very bottom most of the shelves running along the walls of the camber. The day after the funeral, the same maid that had found Madame Altoida dead, discovered while cleaning the manner that the iron door leading to the chamber of the deceased, was open slightly and a small pool of blood lay on the floor. The staff of the house quickly phoned the police and had a detective sent over right away. This is where I come in, I was that detective..... Detective Spiff."

D.S. "Now...... The Investigation"