Cue Footsteps Mystery Theatre Presents Lord Ashford = Episode 3: Death on the Tracks

Petals, the flower shop owned by Miranda, has new next door neighbors. Unfortunately for Miranda and her friends, the trio who own the business are very unfriendly. Unfortunately for the neighbors, Miranda doesn't let sleeping dogs lie - especially when murder is involved. CASTMiranda Ford - Lauren BaumbauerLena Beltran - Lisa FredricksonKarolyn Petty / Woman - Genevieve Grady-GrotAnnouncer / Denise Petty - Val KuhnsLance Fallon / Stoney Firestone - Max LevineSgt Rumley / Arthur Petty - Mike LuceWallace Hotchkiss - Richard TatumLt. Danny Feeley - Keith WrightStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

Eddie is heading out for dinner with his pal Lieutenant Hadley when he runs into an old friend. Or, rather, his old friend runs into him. He's in a state of shock and unable to speak. He's also holding a vase. What happened to him - and why is he holding a vase? The solution surprised even him. CASTAnnouncer / Jane / Monica - Lauren BaumbauerMeg / Sgt. Rose Smith - Lisa FredricksonHarriet / Joanna - Genevieve Grady-GrotFlame / Susie - Val KuhnsLt. Wayne Hadley / Vance - Max LevineScruggs / Hallowell - Mike LuceEddie James - Richard TatumSkip / Jefferson / Doc - Keith WrightStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

Lord Ashford and his valet, Emil Whitlock, are traveling via train to New Mexico. On the way they meet several unusual characters. When one turns up dead after the train has been stopped in the middle of nowhere, and the crew has disappeared, the boys from England spring into action.CASTBarbara "Babs" Fowler - Lisa FredricksonMoira Shea - Genevieve Grady-GrotAnnouncer / Mimolette Arnaud - Val KuhnsLord Ashford - Max LevineEmil Whitlock - Mike Luce Bartender / Herbert Walsh / Shakes / Sheriff - Richard TatumSteward / Lefty / Conductor - Keith WrightStory by Val Kuhns & Max LevineSound Editing by Val Kuhns

Several of the CFMT favorite detectives - Will Ruby, Eddie James and Susie Beck, Lord Ashford - along with Will's fiancé Roberta and Monty's valet, Emil Whitlock, have traveled to New York City for the annual Association of Private Detectives convention. Will and Roberta have invited their two favorite cabbies, Agnes and Doris, to join them at the convention for what they consider the silliest part - the made-up crime. When a real crime is committed, the gang gets a chance to show just how brilliant they really are. CASTRoberta / Alice - Lauren BaumbauerAgnes - Lisa FredricksonJosie / Carlotta - Genevieve Grady-GrotDoris / Susie - Val KuhnsMonty / Emcee / Guard - Max LevineWill / Emil - Mike LuceAnnouncer / Eddie - Richard TatumTalbot / Teasdale / Danny - Keith WrightStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

As Eddie and Susie, with the help of Lieutenant Hadley, set up their new office, Eddie takes a phone call from a potential client who needs to see them right away. Before Eddie can tell them their new address the caller hangs up. That turns out to be a good thing. Instead of a client Eddie and Susie find a corpse, one who had been made to look as if he was killed by Eddie. Why? And who was behind it? The answer is surprising - and deadly. CASTGina DiDonato / Squeaky - Lauren BaumbauerAnnouncer / Sgt. Rose Smith - Lisa Fredrickson Molly Johnson - Genevieve Grady-GrotSusie Beck - Val KuhnsLt. Hadley / Macauley / Frankie - Max LevineRumley / Mike "Flash" McGinley / Warden - Mike LuceEddie James - Richard TatumStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

Will, fresh from a vacation in Hawaii with his girl Roberta, is hired by one of the last people he expected: sister-in-law, Dolores. She's the costume designer for a new version of The Scarlet Pimpernel. She's also suspicious of the goings-on around the set. She wants to know if her fears are well founded. At the same time her husband, homicide lieutenant George (and Will's brother) s investigating the murder of crime fiction writer Solomon Zayk. Could the two cases be connected?CASTAnnouncer / Roberta Maxwell - Lauren BaumbauerEffie / Barbara - Lisa Fredrickson Claudia - Genevieve Grady-GrotDolores - Val KuhnsMack / Alan / Chevron - Max LevineWill - Mike LuceGeorge / Gideon / Travis / Slater - Richard TatumStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

The Himplemeyer Sisters - Doris and Agnes - are cabbies. They are also quick-thinking and fearless. When what was supposed to be a simple pick-up and delivery turns into the kidnapping of a female scientist and a United Nations Peacekeeper as well as themselves, that quick-thinking and fearlessness comes in very handy. CASTAgnes Himplemeyer - Lisa FredricksonAnnouncer / Dr. Astrid Falk - Genevieve Grady-GrotDoris Himplemeyer - Val KuhnsMister Lukas / Doug - Max LevineFelix Himplemeyer / Sebastian Gromm - Mike LuceJohn Smith - Richard TatumStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

Lord Ashford and his valet, Emil Whitlock, have traveled to West Palm Beach to visit Ashford's cousin, Bronte Jones, a former vaudeville star and current bird sanctuary owner. When a woman is killed in the act of donating her mynah to the sanctuary, Lord Ashford is pressed into action. What is it about Binky the Mynah that's worth murder?CASTCaroline / Deidre - Genevieve Grady-GrotAurora / Mallory - Val KuhnsLord Ashford - Max LevineEmil / Gerald - Mike Luce Announcer / Bronte - Richard TatumBinky - Keith WrightStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

Susie is dying to try the hottest new restaurant in town. Her husband can't make it, so Eddie agrees to go with her. Unfortunately, the owner of that restaurant is dying to die - right in front of Eddie and Susie. How? She was stabbed with a kitchen knife then fell off the roof of a building. The next day, the owner of the knife - who is also the hottest new chef in that hottest new restaurant - wants to hire the duo to find her knife, which she claims was stolen. Had it been stolen, or was that just a story? If it's a story, who else could have done it - and why? It's up to Eddie, Susie, their pal Lieutenant Hadley and his new assistant to figure it all out .CASTHarriet Fields - Genevieve Grady-GrotAnnouncer / Susie - Val KuhnsLt. Hadley / Grant Phillips - Max LevineLynn Rumley / Maynard Karlsen - Mike LuceEddie James - Richard TatumStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns

Will is on the way to a few days of fishing with his brother, Lieutenant George Ruby, when they're kidnapped. The kidnapper? A woman who insists she's been wrongly convicted of murder. She's given them until midnight to find the real killer - or else. Can they do it?CASTAnnouncer / Diana Arthur - Genevieve Grady-GrotJanet Reed / Dolores Ruby - Val KuhnsNewscaster / Patrick Craig / Commissioner Landon - Max LevineWill Ruby - Mike LuceGeorge Ruby - Richard TatumStory by Val KuhnsSound Editing by Val Kuhns