Bethany's Dark Secret
ADVENTURE

ust as Knottwood pairs skating legends Nancy Hanbro and Lars Lindquist triumphantly finished their routine...

Nancy and Lars finish their spectacular display of pairs skating

C.J. McLeod and Athene Degas (Nancy's mother) managed to help a sadly confused Bethany Underfoot into a borrowed coat and hat...

Actually, the coat belongs to Madame Degas...

Soon, the ageing ballerina was tucked safely in bed, blissfully sleeping off her apparent excesses. Peace settled upon the Knottwood night...

Foolish Bethany...

...But a couple of hours LATER...

Nancy and Don are DETERMINED to do something about Bethany's Problem!

What ARE Nancy and Inspector Don DOING?

Inspector Don pounds relentlessly on Bethany's DOOR...

Couldn't they have waited till MORNING?

Nancy notices something ALARMING...

This is NOT a good situation!

Don is JUST about to knock AGAIN...

Suddenly, the door lurches OPEN...

Bethany is irate!

Before she can blink twice, Bethany is being subjected to an earnest INTERVENTION - in STEREO - that quickly sobers her UP!

(Nancy and Don have STRONG VIEWS on intoxication)

Bethany argues in VAIN. She cannot convince Nancy, and she does not divert Inspector Don from his STERN PURPOSE.

Blaming a child? Well, I never!

She argues to NO AVAIL. All is at a standstill.

Bethany insists Emily was to blame for her shocking condition...

Meanwhile, back at Nancy's house (unknown to her, fortunately)...

Don't worry - they're just candy...

(Oh dear. I DO hope those are the sweetie sort...)

Bethany's Dark SecretADVENTURE