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u<d4>
<t2>
"You had a demonstration at the Expo
that day. Am I correct, sir?
<w>
<t3>
"Yes, yes, Lieutenant. I was
demonstrating the X-10 Powerhouse
program I had from the 1980's.
<w>
I modified it heavily so that it could
control many more tasks."
\
<w>
<d1>
<t3>
"Witnesses stated that you controlled
lights, motors and other circuits
through your Commodore."
<w>
<d2>
<t2>
"Of course! The Commodore is the
perfect computer for...
<w>
<d1>
<t3>
"Sir, I believe it was you who sent
the remote control signal to activate
the transformer.
<w>
You did it while you were
demonstrating with your Commodore."
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<w>
<d4>
<t2>
Lieutenant...Lieutenant... You have to
have more than that.
<w>
<t3>
Your officer told me that only Jeri's
fingerprints were in the room."
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<w>
<d1>
<t2>
"Sir, you stated that Jeri didn't use
fuses."
<w>
<d2>
<t2>
"Yes, yes, but every Commodore fanatic
knows she didn't use fuses."
<w>
<d3>
<t2>
"This CommodoreOne power supply had
its fuse removed."
<w>
<d2>
<t1>
"Lieutenant, I don't see the point."
<w>
<d4>
<t1>
"Where's the fuse?"
<w>
<t2>
Rich stumbled, "She probably threw it
away."
<w>
<d6>
<t1>
"We found it in the hotel dumpster."
<w>
Rich said nothing.
<w>
<d1>
<t3>
"Jeri did not leave out the fuse in
this power supply. I checked her
notes.
<w>
She even wrote down the type of
fuse she used. It was the murderer who
removed the fuse.
<w>
The murderer removed it in order to
modify the power supply to transfer
the fatal electrical shock."
<l0czardas.mus>
<w>
<d6>
The lieutenant held up a plastic bag
with the fuse in it. "It has a
fingerprint on it, sir... yours."
<w>
<d2>
<t1>
Rich snapped his fingers, "Damn!"
<w>
<t4>
"She wanted the CommodoreOne all to
herself. She didn't want to share the
design with anyone. She didn't want to
make it public domain.
<w>
She didn't care that good Commodore
folk would have to pay for her
invention. You see why I had to do it,
don't you, Lieutenant?"
<w>
<d1>
<t2>
"Yes, sir, I see... but it doesn't
'compute'."
<w>
<d4>
<t3>
The lieutenant motioned to the
uniformed officer standing by the
door, "Officer...."
<m0>
<p300>
<c10>
<t0>
The End
<p300>
<t0>
The Cast
The Lieutenant Larry Schenck
Rich Cooksey Fred Pottorf
Various Expo Attendees
Theme Song: Czardas by V. Monti
Transcribed by Dave Marquis
Special Thanks to Jeri Ellsworth, who
is alive and well. The CommodoreOne
will soon go into production.
The Characters in this Computer Screen
Play are fictitious. Any resemblance
with persons living or dead is, in
theory, coincidental.
<p1050>
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<q>
<w>
<t0>
(c) 2002 J & F Publishing, Inc.
<p200>
<e>