

The Unusual Suspects
Samara Siskind
Something mysterious is going on at the high school.
Someone's learned how to open all of the school's official combination locks.
Security officer, Bert Hubbard, can't believe it as the combinations are secure in his safe, untouched.
Betty Foster, the school's newspaper editor, discovers the dilemma and asks Bobby Martin to help solve the mystery, as he's the school's electronic wizard.
Nothing's safe from the mysterious intruder, and first the kids have to find what he's really after.
Betty has another proble, the new Federal law says you can't discriminate against girls in the school's athletic budget.
And Fred Ryan, the athletic coach, won't talk to her about the law
So the girls on the newspaper carry out comic stunts to "persuade" Ryan to give them their story.
Before they're finished, he wishes he had!
| Character |
|---|
| Nick Jones a star high school athlete |
| Betty Foster editor of The Jumping Frog, the school newspaper |
| Bert Hubbard security officer of the high school |
| Janice Turner principal of Samuel Clemens Senior High School |
| Adele Coffman music director of the school |
| Jean Singleton a reporter for The Jumping Frog |
| Bobby Martin president of Electrons, Unlimited!, a school club |
| Pam Rogers Nick's girlfriend |
| Beth Wilson a mathematics teacher |
| Charlie Allison a football player |
| Fred Ryan athletic coach at Samuel Clemens Senior High School |
The Case of the Curious Locks is a comedy play written by Murray Spitzer and published by Samuel French .
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