Lesson 6

[Robert Smith]

ROBERT R. SMITH’s MYSTERY SEQUENCE

WHAT I LEARNED.

I learned the craft of creating mystery.

1. WHAT IS THE BIG SECRET THAT THE VILLAIN IS COVERING UP?

The Villain wants to steal the Golem from the warehouse where he is hidden but the secret is, he won’t have to raid the warehouse and have a shootout to get the golem, because he now has access to a spell that can activate the golem from with 60 feet away even through a warehouse wall.

2. HOW MANY WAYS CAN THEY COVER THE SECRET? THOSE ARE THE MYSTERIES.

The chief method of cover-up is silence.

3. THE FIRST MYSTERY MUST ENGAGE THE HERO INTO SOLVING IT.

The Spirit Guide (Rabbi Solomon) alerts the Hero to the plot of the Villain to recite the golem-activating spell within 60 feet of the Golem and instructs the Hero to develop a 60 foot security perimeter around the warehouse with armed marksmen guarding it.

4. SEQUENCE THE MYSTERIES SO THAT EACH ONE LEADS US TO THE NEXT ONE. INCLUDE ONE RED HERRING IF YOU CAN.

1. After an initial fire-fight in which the Hero secures the golem from the villain in a warehouse.

2. The Villain comes across a scroll with the 60 foot rule and realizes that if he can activate the golem, he would escape from the warehouse at the Villain’s command and make unnecessary any fire-fight or violent raid on the warehouse.

3. The Hero’s Spirit Guide, R. Solomon, appears with news of the Villain’s plan and tells the Hero to secure the golem with a 60 foot perimeter under armed guard to prevent any action by the Villain.

4. Anticipating the Hero’s security measure, the Villain places two of his henchmen at different points inside the 60 foot perimeter, both henchmen reciting the golem-activating spell. One of them is shot down by the guards, but the other manages to activate the golem who successfully escapes from the warehouse – a firefight ensures- and goes over to the Villain’s camo and service.

THE GOLEM HAS FALLEN INTO THE WRONG HANDS.

THE TWO HENCHMEN WERE THE RED HERRINGS PROVIDED TO THE SCENE BY THE VILLAIN.