TRICK OR TREAT Written by: Perry Adleman & Melanie Williams Carmen and henchmen break into the fireworks factory. Carmen: "Remember, any entry alerts security so we've only got two minutes." Lars: "Right, Carmen. Two minutes to pull this off before the heat arrives. I've got it. You've got it?" Moe: "I got it." Lars & Moe: "We've got it, Boss." Carmen doesn't know that Zack and Ivy are already there, with a news crew. TV Reporter: "As the most exciting detective case of the decade unfolds, we are here with ace Acme detectives Ivy and Zack on what promises to be the final chapter in Carmen Sandiego's long career." Carmen is surprised. She is somehow denied access. Carmen: "Impossible!" The reporter ruins Zack and Ivy's chances. TV Anchor: "We interrupt this program with a special live report." Lars: "Oh, man. Why do they always cut into my favorite shows with this boring news stuff?" Moe: "Hey, it's Carmen! She is so photogenic, no?" Lars: "Uh, Moe. What's she doing on tv?" Lars & Moe: "gasp" Lars: "Hey, Carmen! The gig is up! Let's amscray!" Carmen is caught on camera, covered in foam after her mishap in the factory. Very un-Carmenlike. TV Reporter: "Here we are live, ladies and gentlemen. Covering the greatest arrest of all time." Zack: "You should wear white more often, Carmen." Carmen escapes and ignites the fireworks. Carmen: "I love to go out with a bang." As Carmen escapes, the reporter turns to our favorite Acme detectives... TV Reporter: "Oh, what a spectacular exit. What went wrong detectives? Stay tuned...expose on Acme's ongoing snafus, at eleven." The Player and Carmen discuss the trick. The Player: "I enjoyed the show, Carmen. It was a treat to see you on tv." Carmen: "Oh, that trick was no treat for me, Player...but I'll be back." The detectives get a hand delivered clue. Carmen: "Trick or treat!" Carmen surprises Zack. Carmen: "Boo!" Zack: "Carmen!" Ivy's quick thinking saves them after a crash. Ivy: "Just call me Amelia Earhart." Zack: "Amelia Earhart probably crashed, which is why she was never found. Just call yourself lucky." Carmen applauds the detectives from the top of the Hollywood Bowl. Carmen: "Bravo, detectives. Do it again." A Carmen Clue. Carmen: "It's a treat having you around detectives. So for Pete's sake, don't get bogged down. " Ivy and Zack don't know where to go with the clue. Ivy: "We know this is a replica of an ancient rune. And the Scandinavian Vikings used runes kind of like fortune tellers used tea leaves to tell the future." Zack: "Oh, great. Maybe we'll luck out and some viking will come by and tell us where Carmen is." They finally realize a seasonal theme is appearing. Zack: "Yep, Carmen's definately on a Halloween jag." Zack chooses a costume to wear while crashing Carmen's party. Ivy: "Super Chicken, nice. That's a chick magnet." Zack the overconfident. Zack: "Come in Ivy. Call the news crew and the police. We're bagging all of VILE tonight." Ivy finally arrives in her costume and runs into a costumed Carmen. Zack overhears them from behind a door. Carmen: "Interesting choice of costume, Ivy." Ivy: "And you thought you could escape in that costume, Carmen?" Zack: "Ha ha. Yeah, swell costume Ivy. Who were you going to fool in that mask?" Zack finds out Carmen wore an Ivy costume and Ivy wore a Carmen costume the hard way, catching the wrong one... Zack: "Sis, you are looking at Acme's finest superhero in action. I'll be inducted into Acme's hall of fame by breakfast." Carmen: "Congratulations."    [Carmen pulls off her Ivy mask] Zack: "Huh?" Ivy: "Well done, Super Chicken!" Carmen: "Trick or treat detectives. This time, the trick is on you." Carmen escapes as a ton of reporters swarm around the detectives. Zack: "Man! Carmen, you set us up!" Carmen: "Turnabout is fair play, Zack." The reporter asks Ivy and Zack some pretty interesting questions. TV Reporter: "How does it feel to lose Carmen Sandiego yet another time? Do you think you'll ever catch her?" Carmen got her revenge and had a little fun doing it... Carmen: "Thank you, Player. That was the best Halloween I've had in years." The Player: "That was quite a trick you played, Carmen." Carmen: "My treat, Player." until next crime https://members.tripod.com/thalesia/ daggair@hotmail.com last tweaked: 1-14-00