Bienvenue a Café Resistance

My friend Michelle hosted a Murder Mystery dinner this weekend in celebration of her birthday. She was quite the hostess, and it was a shmashingly fun evening.

Allow me to set the scene:
In order to celebrate the end of WWII, Herr Bevore throws a party at the Café Resistance. Before the party even begins, Herr Bevore is killed by a sausage that turns out to be a ticking time bomb. Now, gathered at the café to deduce the murderer, is quite the mix of Germans, French, and English persons.

Allow me to introduce you:

Here is our hostess, the birthday mujer, Noemi Dooyoo. She certainly knows how to coax out information when she needs. 

Meet Gee I. Joe and Frau Nalott. What an American solider is doing cavorting with a German, well, that has yet to be determined...

Why, hello, Phil Le Girthe. You do sell the best sausage in town and that sure helps bring in the customers. 

Gerry Basher, General Kopov, MiMi, Gee I. Joe, and Phil. While MiMi is partial to the German officers, she just loves the men in general. They do tip so well, you know. She is especially indebted to Franc who hired her off of the streets. Her parents were going to send her to boarding school because she was getting into too much trouble with the law. 

Franc Le Orrful, the famous chef at Le Resistance, is always carrying around his favorite spatula. Guests do often complain that he is using it to flatten his moustache. Looking oh so innocent in the background is Julie Noted. She receives important messages from a hidden radio. 

Liza Wizenni, the cabaret dancer. She's certainly not bad for business. Is she merely an entertainer, or something much darker...?

Here we have Nurse Gently, who recently helped operate on Herr Bevore. She accidentally left her engagement ring inside of him. Was blowing him up with sausage her way of getting her bling back? She argues she could have just given Herr Bevore laxatives. Likely story?

Luc Overlair appears to be trying to deduce the truth, but is being part of the French police all just for show? And General Kopov, why the smug smile? 

The conversation is just mired with suspicions. 

"Wait a minute," says the Frau defensively. "I wouldn't want to kill a fellow German." Meanwhile, Luc appears to be scrutinizing Franc across the table. 

Noemi is pondering something...her suspicions or her own guilt?

After several hours of accusations, the truth was revealed...

Gee I. Joe. 

Little did the guests know that Herr Bevore was his father. In fact, Joe had just discovered this truth recently himself. He couldn't go back to the USA and be received in all of the glory if people learned that he was half German. This American solider who was celebrating his country's victory took matters into his own hands...without an ounce of regret. 

As it turns out, we are teachers with some mad acting skills. Cheers to Michelle and another fabulous year...and to the whole group who really livened up a Saturday night. 

Happy Sunday to you all.

Mucho amor,

Jame