all of those things. All of those things were in the note, which may or may not have been delivered via crossbow bolt shot into a telephone pole outside police headquarters.
POINT 3: THAT. ALL THAT STUFF I JUST SAID.
But who was this man, Blanning? According to friends, he was âa wild ladiesâ man,â â
a known swindler,â and the disgruntled head of a mining company that had seen its revenue dwindle as Aspen became more of a resort town.
Imagine him, sitting in his lair, becoming more and more bitter as he watches flocks of tourists wander around Aspen on his series of town-wide hidden surveillance cameras. Is it any wonder he turned on the people who drove him to poverty? To unemployment? To
swindling?
They took everything from him, and he was about to take something back.
POINT 4: HE HAD THE EXACT MOTIVES OF A SCOOBY DOO VILLAIN.
According to police, Blanning shot himself to death soon after his plot was foiled. Thus, the denizens of Aspen are safe once again, secure in the knowledge that a troubled man will trouble them no longer.
Or is that just what he
wants us to think?
POINT 5: THAT IS JUST WHAT HE WANTS US TO THINK!
According to my own sources, the âbodyâ police found in Blanningâs cabin was so mangled it is nearly impossible to determine its true identity. My guess: a loyal henchman, sacrificing his life so Blanning could make his escape. This theory is corroborated by a mysterious set of tracks leading to the stream by Blanningâs house and the absence of his favorite canoe.
All this, only a week after
Michael Swaim
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Dateline: Aspen. New Year's Eve. All seems as it should be: the skiers and snowboarders have retired to their respective lodges for hot cocoa and corn muffins, the snow bunnies flit around the room in their woolen finery, each a gift to the world, an affirmation of the renewal that the clock is making ready to strike.
But tonight, the clock will not strike midnight, my friends. Tonight, the clock strikes only FEAR.
Kaboom! In the distance, the rumble of an explosion.
Well, thatâs what
So here weâve got a guy planning to bomb a wealthy resort town on New Year's Eve, using bombs disguised as presents. But why? Was there any motive?
Of course there was, and like any great supervillain, Blanning made his intentions painfully clear through a series of sardonic notes addressed to the authorities. See if you can determine which of the following statements was NOT in one of Blanningâs notes:
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