Death & the Rosa Theatre
A deadly fire in 2016. A lethal habit in 2020.
2 sisters dead.
Solve a cold case. Solve a fresh murder.
Serve justice.
2016 Cold Case — Tessa’s death
Located in the small, midwestern town of Hazel Point, the Rosa Theatre is a historical landmark, built in the early 1900s, and rumored to be haunted. It’s locally owned by Carol Wallace and her husband Henry, inherited from her deceased parents. Carol’s sister, Tessa Bromin, is the beloved star who packs the house with locals and tourists.
Travis is Carol and Henry’s son, who is closer to his aunt Tessa and her daughter Sable than he is his own mother. Carol and Travis do not have a good relationship, but that is the case for most people in Carol’s life. Henry often has regret for not getting Travis away from Hazel Point, but he feels it’s his duty to protect Tessa and Sable from Carol.
Simon Adams comes to town to help his ailing father and freelances for the local newspaper while he’s there. He sees Tessa perform while conducting a review of the show and instantly falls for her. They have a short-lived relationship when Tessa suddenly stops talking to Simon for reasons he doesn’t understand.
Simon goes back home, but he’s still in love with her. Four years later, there is a fire in the back of the theatre and Tessa dies.
Who killed Tessa and why?
- Was it Carol, who resented Tessa most of her life?
- Was it Henry who didn’t want Tessa to leave Hazel Point?
- Was it Travis, Tessa’s nephew?
- Did Simon return undetected and kill Tessa out of anger?
- Could it be Tessa’s understudy who was jealous of Tessa in the spotlight?
2020 Fresh Murder — Carol’s death
Carol’s been sick for over six months. The theatre has reopened after the fire. Carol’s marriage is even rockier than it was prior to Tessa’s death, whose case was never solved. A new detective has taken on this case, and she finds Carol’s death strangely connected to Tessa’s.
When Carol ends up dead, new suspects are flushed out while suspects from the cold case are revisited.
Who killed Carol?
- Was it Simon who returned to Hazel Point after the fire?
- Maybe it was Henry who finally had enough of his wife.
- Could it be the actor Carol fired?
- Or something supernatural like the Wallace’s neighbor and town gossip suspects?
The characters
2016: Tessa’s death
Tessa Bromin: Victim in 2016. Beloved actress at the Rosa Theatre, sister to Carol Wallace, mother to Sable.
Sable Bromin: Tessa’s daughter, Carol and Henry’s niece, Travis’s cousin.
Carol Wallace: Tessa’s sister and co-owner of the Rosa Theatre, married to Henry, and mother to Travis.
Henry Wallace: Brother-in-law to Tessa, co-owner of the Rosa Theatre with wife Carol, and father to Travis.
Travis Wallace: Son of Henry and Carol Wallace, and Tessa’s nephew.
Simon Adams: Tessa’s ex-boyfriend.
Julia Stanford: Tessa’s understudy at the Rosa Theatre.
Lacy Netters: Julia’s friend.
John Howard: Music director at the Rosa Theatre for 5 years.
Peter Moniker: Owned a TV production company in California.
Roger Torrington: Tessa’s obsessed fan.
Det. Bill David: Detective on the case.
2020: Carol’s death
Carol Wallace: Victim in 2020.
Henry Wallace: Carol’s husband, uncle to Sable, co-owner of the Rosa Theatre, and father to Travis.
Sable Bromin: Tessa and Simon’s daughter, Carol and Henry’s niece, and Travis’s cousin.
Simon Adams: Sable’s father and friend to Henry. Had a relationship with Tessa.
Parker Hughes: Director at the Rosa Theatre, dating Jessie.
Jessie Turner: Set designer at the Rosa Theatre, dating Parker.
Hunter Kinsley: Actor at the Rosa Theatre.
Mrs. Sally Klinger: Lived next door to the Wallace family. Town gossip.
Mary Token: Carol’s friend and owner of the Café on the Corner.
Det. Sara Jacobs: Detective on the case.
Pages in the game
As you sift through the materials, the story unfolds, relationships are revealed, suspects — and motives — emerge.
- 18 police interview transcripts
- 3 autopsy reports
- 2 911 transcripts
- lab report
- fire marshal report
- 2 email chains
- 2 documents of text message conversations
- 5 letters from one character to another
- document of Post-it notes
- page of sketches
- 2 newspaper articles
- playbill
- character list
- timeline
- intro letter from Izzy
- disclosure
- photos
- detective notes
- Izzy’s theory
- voice message transcript
- town map
- theatre map
- thank you/dedication page
Behind the scenes
Izzy’s last name
Originally, Izzy Stratler was Izzy Andrews. But after an online search, I found a few in real life. I struggled to find a last name that worked until I thought of Stratler. Izzy Stratler was born.
I did not search the other character names. There is the disclosure for this — not based on real people. It’s important for Izzy to be unique because to keep her story alive, I will expand on her character, and she will be in other games.
Hand-written letters & signatures
I have a touch screen laptop, so all signatures and hand-written letters are written by my finger on the screen.