Vestibule Science
elderly actor best known for playing Detective Snow-Christmas in a line of Hallmark Whodunnits.
Highlight Bits & Quotes
9The Mystery of the Season Renewal Knife
Vestibule discovers a shallow knife in her back that reads 'Season Renewal'. The panel attempts to solve the mystery, eventually interrogating a nurse named Jennifer.
"There's a knife in his back."
"It says season renewal on it."
"Why if there was a season renewal would somebody stab them?"
The Clue Summary and the Agent's Arrival
The detectives attempt to synthesize a chaotic list of clues including a 'season renewal' knife and vanilla scents before Todd the Agent arrives to be interrogated.
"Why did a vanilla envelope convince you to stab your boss?"
"I'm walking like an agent, I see."
"A knife that says season renewal."
Blackmail, Bingo Wheels, and Anti-Knives
The interrogation of Todd devolves into bizarre blackmail attempts involving bingo wheels and the revelation of an 'anti-knife' designed to renew victims forever.
"You put your dick in the bingo wheel and you spin it around."
"An anti-knife created by the great scientists of London."
"That's more embarrassing than a bluff about me touching kids."
Shut The Front New York: The Door-Centric Procedural
Greg McGuy introduces his long-running procedural STFNY (Shut The Front New York), explaining the show's bizarre obsession with closing doors to find clues and its numerous location-based spin-offs, including 'SDF Island'.
"STF stands for shut the front New York."
"One closed door is 15 other open doors and that's where you find all the clues."
Agatha Brunch and the Cozy Mystery Revolution
Gwendolyn Forsyth-Puck details her 25-year stint as Agatha Brunch, a character who invented 'cozy crime' where viewers find comfort in knowing the killer immediately. She also reveals a bitter feud with her late co-star.
"Started at the ripe old age of 25 playing 76."
"I will die and we'll fight again."
Detective Snow Christmas and the Failed Catchphrase
Vestibule Science introduces her iconic character, Detective Snow Christmas, but struggles to land her signature catchphrase, which involves a confusing pun on the word 'snow' and 'no'.
"Detective Snow Christmas."
"Look like it's going to Christmas. No."
Auntie Hero: The Cozy Mystery Spin-off
Siobhan pitches a cozy British mystery series where an elderly woman solves problems for her endless roster of nieces and nephews-in-law for 300 pounds an episode.
"The only kind of anti-heroes I like are the types that are aunts."
"We will be getting paid up to £300 per episode which I'm quite excited about."
The Final Twist: It Was All a Writing Staff
The detectives reveal their true identities as a writing staff named Dylan and Dillweed before the hosts break character for a Patreon and merch pitch.
"Are you two actually TV detectives or are you a writing staff in disguise?"
"It's me, that's Dylan. And me, Dillweed."
The Elephant in the Room: Vestibule's Christmas Vow
The panel opens with the revelation that Vestibule Science is terminally ill and has vowed to pass away specifically on Christmas Day, leading to a discussion about her prolific career in Christmas-themed detective movies.
"I wasn't going to bring this up, but you have vowed to pass away on Christmas Day of this year."