Cambrian

Oceans Away

- A locked room Murder Mystery -

The Story:
There’s a story hidden beneath the waves. A disturbing truth lost in the abyssal darkness… of loss, penance and bloodshed. The prestigious cruise ship named the Oceans Away… stage of seemingly impossible murders... now lost at sea. Twelve people were present. Ten of them deceased. One remaining at death’s door… and one accused as the cause of it all. Former detective Jack Vulture now finds himself on the receiving end of the justice system. Locked away and awaiting trial, he finds himself less determined to prove his innocence than to uncover the true culprit. From his cell, together with his lawyer Leon Harper and former protégé Detective Emily Hunter, he tries to reconstruct that day aboard the Oceans Away...

What Lies beneath - Part 1:
Detective Emily Hunter is present during the salvage operation of the sunken Ocean Away. With the knowledge imparted to her by Jack Vulture, she is to discover what is hidden beneath the waves.

Rules of Engagement:
*Pt. 1:* Vulture finds himself as the sole suspect and eyewitness of the tragedy aboard the Oceans Away. Time has come for his testimony. Not a confession… but a return to his profession.
*Pt 2:* A mystery is a game. A game has rules. Rules of engagement for a war fought with intellect.
*Pt. 3:* The eve to the day of reckoning, when one with the grace of a nightingale, sung a prelude to tragedy.

Locked Room Murder Mysteries:
Among the twelve passengers is a spirit of vengeance. Murders in locked rooms. Death of the body and destruction of the mind. Seemingly impossible, untraceable, yet in absolute control. A murderer hidden in plain sight, in a group that grows smaller by the hour. And although Jack is left alive... everything indicates that deeds from his past are the cause of this misery.

Requiem for Innocence:
Each murder is accompanied by a message left by the culprit. A reprimand... for him. A tribute... to her. A name revealed that cries out for justice.

Oceans Away:
The stage is set. A tomb afloat upon sorrow. Cleansing flames and human sacrifices. The scene of the crime... this vessel... the Oceans Away.

Shards of a Broken Mirror:
The culprit’s personal reflection. A tragedy five years in the making. The human mind may contain the strength of reason, but fueled by a heart overflowing with emotion. When faced with injustice, blood boils with resentment. When facing responsibility, one’s own reflection becomes unbearable. The mirror breaks and grief overtakes - from denial to acceptance. But in the end... what is it that one accepts themselves to be?

Last Man Standing:
Night has fallen. The ship burning. Thunder roaring. At lightning's speed, a devastating mistake is made. Now standing, holding his final semblance of humanity in his arms. The waves are calling; the ship is sinking.

Requiem for Guilt:
A mystery contains of many pieces. A puzzle, not complete until the last segment is in place. Even a tiny drop of water can shatter the surface with the power of gravity and sink down to the ocean floor. Down in the trenches of the sea, the truth awaits. It's Jack’s time to bring it back to the surface.

What Lies Beneath - Part 2:
A mystery is a seemingly bottomless sea. But its depth is not infinite. Jack Vulture has managed to descend down to the ocean floor. But for those who couldn’t, mercy has been shown. Emily Hunter has uncovered a voice from beyond the grave: a confession from the true culprit.