The inspector stepped back to observe the

The inspector stepped back to observe the tableau. The wall was covered in newspaper clippings, old photos, book passages and lots of string. Why did they always do this?

"because our murders are works of great importance." Said the Serial Killer. The Inspector said, "What?" The Serial Killer smiled, "I can read your thoughts Inspector."

"What am I thinking now?" The Inspector cocked an eyebrow at him. The Serial Killer looked him in the eye and deadpanned, "That your wife has prepared a surprise for you at home.."

Detective Manatee glanced at the inspector. "Really? Can I watch?" The inspector's face turned red, and he stammered. "Uh, heh, well, I'll ask..." He then turned back to the

urinal, & completely distracted by a large talking manatee, our good detective lifted the inspectors keys. JMan was going to pay Dr.Chilibot in solitary confinement a visit.

I let myself into the solitary confinement wing. I made to Dr. Chilibot's "home" and was able to slip by the guard (somehow) and into his "home." But he was gone, a message scrawl

-ing itself onto the wall as if by an invisible permanent marker: "Stay thirsty my friends." Another of Chilibot's riddles! The last one took me three years to solve, and six good

years to actually understand. "Stay thirsty?" The wall said nothing in response. Sometimes that worked, talking to the wall the riddles were written on, but not this time. My only

hope was to hit the wall repeatedly with a sledge hammer until it offered up its secret of the riddles. I reduced it to rubble, but nothing. Moving on to Plan B, I ordered 'Solving