The Case of the Missing Saxophone
An illustrated story by Inkwell Tales · Mystery · Noir · All ages · English
An hour before opening night, a jazz singer's saxophone vanishes, and the thief has four legs.
Lulu Bright's saxophone, her late father's, disappears an hour before the Blue Lantern's opening night. Detective Vic Malone follows a trail of tiny muddy paw prints into the rainy alley, where he finds the culprit: Mister Whiskers, the club cat, who needed somewhere safe to have her kittens.
Characters
- Vic Malone (Private detective): A world-weary private eye with a soft spot he hides very badly.
- Lulu Bright (Jazz singer and saxophonist): The Blue Lantern's star, who plays her late father's saxophone.
- Mister Whiskers (The club cat): The Blue Lantern's black cat, who turns out to be a new mother.
Episode 1: Opening Night, Minus One Saxophone
Lulu's saxophone has vanished an hour before the show. Malone finds a clue nobody expected.
The Blue Lantern, 1947. Opening night in one hour. And the saxophone was gone.
Lulu Bright: That sax was my father's, Mr. Malone. Without it, there's no show.
Vic Malone: Saxophones don't walk off by themselves, Miss Bright.
Vic Malone: Paw prints. Small ones. Our thief had four legs.
Episode 2: The Usual Suspect
The trail ends in a crate in the alley, and the thief has a very good reason.
HONK!
Vic Malone: I'd know that voice anywhere.
Vic Malone: Mister Whiskers. You stole it for a nursery?
Lulu Bright: Tonight's first song is for the new family.
Case closed. Fee paid in milk.