The Case Of The Kiss-Kiss Diamond - Option 2

🎭 NOW CASTING JURORS FOR A NIGHT OF MYSTERY AND MAYHEM! 🕵️‍♂️
The Case of the Kiss-Kiss Diamond© – Part 2
An interactive mystery dinner theatre experience

💎 The world’s most dazzling diamond has gone missing.
The suspects? A suspicious cast of quirky couples.
The evidence? Circumstantial and slippery.
The verdict? That's up to YOU.

This isn't your average mystery... and there’s no script for justice.

Join us for Option 2 of this hilarious and fast-paced whodunit, where you and your fellow guests become the jury. No long-winded lawyers. No drawn-out courtroom drama. Just sharp questions, nervous suspects, and a room full of wild accusations.

🗳️ At the end of the night, each table votes on who they believe is guilty — and the outcome changes every time!

🎉 What makes Option 2 shine?

✅ Streamlined format – Perfect for tighter timelines or newer casts
✅ Audience-driven – YOU get to play detective and decide the fate of the suspects
✅ Hilarious characters – From overdramatic PIs to diamond-dazzled couples
✅ No meal service acting required – Actors stay focused on the story, not the salad
✅ Flexible setup – Ideal for events big or small, fancy or casual

Bring your best poker face and your sharpest questions. The diamond is missing, and someone in the room knows why…

🕰️ Run Time:

60–90 minutes

• Roughly 30–40 minutes for the performance (can vary depending on pacing and audience interaction)
• Add time for audience Q&A, ballot voting, and dessert (around 30–45 more minutes)
• Can be shortened or extended depending on whether you include extra banter or keep it streamlined

Biblical Reference:

• Proverbs 12:19 – “Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.”
• Luke 8:17 – “For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest...”
• Micah 6:8 – “...what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

👥 Cast Number:

Minimum Cast: 10

Optional:

• 4 audience members as “lawyers” asking the questions (or use actual cast if needed)
• Additional background roles for food service or added flair if desired

Sample of Script

POTLIGHT ON TOMMY-JO – MONOLOGUE

TOMMY-JO:
It was an evening, much like this one.
Scene—sleepy little town of Lubec, Maine. Tide was washing in, bringing the feel of damp to the bones of all who ever lived near to the ocean.

And right out there it was—the big one—the Atlantic Ocean.
Stretching out, far as the eye can see.

There in the distance? Grand Manan Island.
Nearer? Roosevelt Campobello International Park. Campobello Island, in Passamaquoddy Bay.
Passamaquoddy. Just like it sounds, okay?

Locals proudly speak of being owners of—(emphasize)—“largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere!”
As if whirlpools make any place special!

Yes, and just right over there—New Brunswick. Canada.
If a feller had eyes sharp enough, maybe even see The Rock. Newfoundland.

Why am I making mention of all these things?

Simple, actually.
Don’t understand this—you never understand the story behind the story I’m about to tell.

What is it I’m about to tell?

Most difficult case I ever did do, that’s all!

What’s that you say? Who am I?

Just maybe heard of Larmer? Tommy-Jo Larmer?

Yes, yes, I guess you do—see some flicker of recognition in your eyes now, don’t I now?

That’s me... no one ‘cept!

Tommy-Jo Larmer. In the flesh!

Gumshoe extraordinaire, I am.
One of the world’s best known private eyes, I am.

Never once did I fail to solve a mystery. Not once...
...well, ‘cept this one of course...

CARMAN & KANDI – ON STAGE

CARMAN:
Oh Kandi, we are in trouble now! That private detective is gonna snoop till she finds what’s up.

KANDI:
So she snoops! So she finds! What’s that supposed to mean to us? We ain’t linked to nothin’!

CARMAN:
What about that diamond cutter’s hammer we stashed away—what if they find it?

KANDI:
The diamond cutter’s hammer... You mean... it’s...

CARMAN:
Yes! And I am scared, OK?

KANDI:
Scared? Look here a minute! Only one thing you need to be scared about, that’s me.
You travel one step outta line, I gotta bring you up short.

CARMAN:
Tell me one reason you talk to me that way. I told you from the beginning—I’m in this for the long haul. I’m committed.

KANDI:
Maybe best not be forgetful of that, K?
(beat)
Listen—someone’s coming! Duck down!

(Lights down on Carman and Kandi, who sit down. Lights up on Joey and Flora, who stand.)

JOEY & FLORA – LIGHTS UP

JOEY:
How many times have I told you, Flora? Blend in!
Where did you get those clothes? Never saw you wear those to the mine in South Africa.

FLORA:
Like ‘em, Joey? Got them from the surplus store downtown.

JOEY:
No, Flora, I do not—repeat—do not like them. They scream out, “look at me!”

FLORA:
And that’s good, right, Joey? It’s nice when folks notice us, right?

JOEY:
Listen very closely, Flora. This is not what we want.
Repeat after me: (slowly) blend in... blend in.

FLORA (miming):
Blend in... blend in. Gotcha, Joey!
Now then, I’m gonna go see if I can get a hat to match this vest.

JOEY:
Flora, you are not listening to me. I said blend... blend!
Look around you, Flora. Tell me—do you see anyone else in this room dressed like you are?

(Flora looks around the room carefully, then turns back with a big, contented smile.)

FLORA:
Nope! Not one other person in this whole room is dressed like I’m dressed. Isn’t that something, Joey?

JOEY:
Listen carefully, Flora.
If no one else in this whole room is dressed like you are, how do you suppose you’re gonna blend in?

FLORA:
Awww, Joey, I’m not gonna blend in... I’m gonna stand out! Like a—
Oops!
I did a bad thing, didn’t I, Joey?

JOEY:
Yes, Flora. You did a very, very bad thing!
How can we move among the crowd when the thing is found?

FLORA:
“The thing”? What thing do you mean, Joey?

(Joey mimes a heart shape with his hands.)

FLORA:
What are you doing there with your hands, Joey?

(Joey repeats the heart shape.)

FLORA:
You got a sore tummy, Joey?

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