Koopy Jones was driving down a less-traveled road in Grass Land when he spotted a sign saying "King Koopa's Maze; 1/2 miles Ahead on the Left". Koopy, in a mood for a puzzling journey, decided to go to the maze.

As Koopy walked into the lot, he saw that the spot of the maze consisted of a ticket booth, a shabby office, and the maze itself, with its 7-foot-high hedges. As Koopy paid his three dollars, he walked into the maze. After two right turns, it brought him to a dead end- a dead end complete with a corpse of a Toad. A police Koopa was standing over the dead Toad, examining the knife stuck between his ribs. Three Shy Guys and a lady Boo were facing the officer.

"My husband, Toas T, and I came into the maze and split up just for fun," the Boo said between sobs. "After several minutes of wandering, I ended up at the exit. I decided to go in again. I called for Toas T, to see how he was doing. That's when I heard shuffling - like a fight. Then I heard Toas T. scream."

"I heard the scream too," said the tallest Shy person. "I was sitting on a bench in the center of the maze. I didn't hear scuffling, probably because the fountain there drowned it out. I'm Blue McShyer. I hurried out of the maze and found Mrs. T. The two of us went back in and discovered the body together."

"I'm the owner," said the short, disheveled Shyster. "Shy Moran. These three people were the only three customers in there. After taking the Toads' money at the ticket booth, I went into the office. Shyke, my electrician, was rewiring the system. I switched off the main fuse box for him. Then I walked around picking up trash. Shyke was still working when I heard the scream."

Shyke, the electrician, was the last to speak. "What Shy said is true. I was in a crawl space under the office the whole time, doing the wiring. I didn't see anything or hear anyone until the scream."

The officer bent down to examine the body. "No wallet. Maybe a botched robbery. But we'll have to wait for the experts."

"I'm an expert," came a voice from behind. They turned around to find a short, British Koopa smoking a pipe. "Koopy Holmes, at your service. The solution is elementary, if you'd care to listen."

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