Get a Clue

'''It's a crime solving time on set as the cast participates mystery themed challenges. As one contestant starts to apply herself, another contestant finally gets filled up with her. Then these two find themselves really up in each others arms when a mysterious murder occurs on set.'''

Plot
The episode opens with the contestants all eating breakfast. Harold finds a piece of technology that the group decides to put it in Courtney's PDA. It shows a video of Chris giving the contestants clues to use to open a safe, which only Courtney understands. Courtney then leads the group to a safe from a past episode. There, Courtney cracks the safe and demands to know what he prize is.

Chris then explains to the contestant that, over the next day, they need to collect DNA samples from their fellow contestants. They then leave to go do so. Lindsay and Courtney are show getting into an argument, which Courtney resolves by offering Lindsay a spa treatment. Courtney then tricks Lindsay into giving Courtney a DNA sample. Duncan is then show leaving the trailer and almost falling into Harold's trap. Duncan then finds Harold and gets a DNA sample from him.

Courtney is then show going to take a shower. Lindsay then attempts to get her foot print, but Courtney spills water on it, ruining it. Next, Beth is shown tricking Lindsay into giving up her DNA sample. Then, in the confessional, Harold gets a DNA sample from Beth, after once again attempting to get a sample from Duncan. Courtney is then seen tricking Duncan into giving her another sample, although she did not need one.

Next, the contestants are seen giving up their samples. Upon giving Chris two samples, Courtney demands a prize. Due to her persistence, Chris ends up giving Courtney a bag of cheese puffs to shut her up. The contestants then file onto the train.

When on the train, the contestants are immediatly left in darkness, which Chris shouts to someone that they "can't murder the host." The lights are then turned back on, and there is a dead Chris on the floor of the train car. The contestants are freightened and Courtney demands that Harold perform CPR on Chris. The act does not work, and Beth and Harold are shaken. Lindsay then compares the situation to her trip to cheering camp. Courtney ignores her and convinces Duncan to climb on top of the train car, which she is convinced is fake like the airplane in Full Metal Drama. Duncan then proves that the train is indeed a real train.

While Duncan is outside the train, the lights turn off once again, and Chris' body is taken. Harold finds one of Duncan's hairs where the body used to be, and they immediatly blame Duncan, handcuffing him to a bar in the car. Courtney objects and insists that the rest of the competitors should stop listening to Lindsay. She then manages to get Harold to assist her in getting off of the train, while Beth and Lindsay continue to work as a team.

Eventually, Beth goes to assist Harold and Courtney also. But, while they are attempting to get off of the train, Lindsay discovers a napkin with Courtney's finger prints on it that she thought could've been used as a murder weapon. Lindsay explains Courtney's guilt to the rest of the cast, while Courtney objects. Just as the competitors are about to handcuff Courtney, Chris walks back on to the train car. He announces that Lindsay won the challenge, much to Courtney's dismay. Lindsay then gets to choose someone to take to the movie with her, as her reward. Lindsay goes to the movies with Duncan, much to Courtney's jealousy.

Chris then signs off the episode, after admiring his rubber self.

Cast
Chef Hatchet appeared in this episode, but had no lines.

Quotes
Beth: So weird...I think maybe Chris needs a vacation Chris: Right now I'm gonna relax in a nice, safe, and secure place, and get ready for today's challenge. You're probably wondering what the challenge is, it will remain a mystery until you find me. Hopefully, you'll clue in and track me down. But, in the meantime, I'm gonna crack open a soda and relax. Duncan: Uh...we could, except the fact that that makes zero sense. Chris: (in an accent) I don't recall having mentioned any sort of prize. (in his regular voice) But thanks for releasing me, it was getting stuffy in there. Courtney: You're not smoking...?! Chris: What? Oh, no. Of course not. (swallows his cigar) Courtney: Ew. Chris: What? It's chewing tobacco. Harold, Lindsay, and Beth: Ew. Chris: Nah, just kidding, It's black licorice. Courtney, Duncan, Harold, Lindsay, and Beth: Ew. Chris: Yeah...you're right (spits it out) this stuff's disgusting. Courtney: It's all the rage in France. Lindsay: Ooo I love to be trendy. Chris: Sorry, Courtney, it's not prize time yet. Courtney: Make it prize time. Chris: I'm trying to do my job here. Courtney: Maybe I should get my lawyers to do their job. Chris: Moving on... Courtney: I wanna prize! I wanna prize! I wanna prize! Chris: Okay, here. (hands Courtney a bag of Cheese Puffs) I was gonna eat them on the train, but you're welcome to them if they will shut you up! Lindsay: Dead dead? Duncan: Yup. Totally dead. Courtney: No! That's not possible! I never got a decent prize. Harold, give him CPR. Harold: You picked the right guy. I'm a licensed paramedic. Did you know that CPR is actually a whole system of assessments of inner connecting- Lindsay: Just do it, Harold! He's not breathing! Harold: (breaths air into Chris) Ew. (repeats) Ew. Still no pulse. Beth: (in confessional) I gotta admit, I was kinda curious to see where Lindsay was going with this Lindsay: ...so Mrs. Whitlock came running back from the rest stop with some full sugar fruit punch- not the aspertine supplement though, that doesn't work for these types of situtions. So we need to get some fruit punch for Carma-C-Chris! Duncan: Why am I the lucky one? Courtney: Because you're the only one who can handle it. Lindsay: Something brushed up against my leg! Harold: I keep brushing up against things that feel suspiciously like legs! Lindsay: I don't want to get (in a bad accent) murdered either. Courtney: Where's that annoying music coming from? Lindsay: I prefer Detective Lindsay, Her Hotness. Courtney: No! This isn't fair! I won two portions already! I was the one who knew you weren't dead; she couldn't even tell the difference between a human being and a rubber dummy. Besides, I didn't do it. Chris: They all say that. The reward Lindsay will be enjoying tonight is a trip to the movies for her and a friend of her choice. Beth: Oh! It's been so long since I've been to the movies! Lindsay: (to Duncan) I'm sorry we all accused you. Duncan: Happens all the time. No probs. Duncan: What? Lindsay: Oh, nothing... Duncan: This should be good, huh? Lindsay: Yeah.
 * Chris: I hope you all had a filling breakfast. It was soo delish. I was practically on cloud nine. I could've had a dozen of them. But enough about breakfast, it's time to eighty-six this combination- uh...I mean...conversation.
 * Lindsay: Yeah, but maybe if we find Chris he'll have some kind of surprise. Who doesn't love surprises? I think he was trying to give us clues. He said he was on "cloud nine" which is like heaven which means he's not alive anymore. What do you do with dead people? You bury them. So, maybe he's buried underground; Maybe we should dig and see if we find him!
 * Courtney: (to Chris) What's my prize?!
 * Courtney: (to Chris) I am going to get a prize. I promise you that.
 * Lindsay: (to Courtney) I've never had a manicure done on the bottom of my hands before.
 * Courtney: So, where's my prize?
 * Harold: Awesome!
 * Beth: Look, Chris is dead!
 * Lindsay: This reminds me of the time we were on the bus on the way to cheering camp. The head cheerleader, Carmelita Sanchells, passed right out. I always hated Carmelita, because she thought she was so great, but we had to do something, she was drooling! So me and Betsy Sephenopolis ran to the front of the bus -Betsy's real name is Elizabeth but everyone call her Betsy-
 * Beth: (in confessional) Listen, I'm obviously a little old for make-believe, and Courtney isn't someone I would've had over to my "Pretty Pretend Palace." Ever. She'd always want to be the dad, doctor, and the prime minister of all my dolls! And they won't like that one bit. I mean, if still played with them...which I don't!
 * Courtney: Duncan, climb out of that ceiling and go find Chef or a producer or sombody.
 * Beth: Something brushed up against my leg!
 * Harold: I'm gonna do something productive too and find out who dunnit before it's too late. I don't want to get (in an accent) murdered in my sleep.
 * Harold: It's one of Duncan's green hairs! (dramatic music plays)
 * Courtney: We all know this was just a scam. Next you'll be saying it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with a Bacon Sandwich.
 * Harold: (in confessional) Why suspect Duncan? Every good detective knows, fifty percent of the time, the husband or wife is who dunnit. The other fifty percent it's the guy with the mohawk. He's the killer! (pulls out keyboard; dramatic music plays) I love this thing. (presses a key; dramatic music plays)
 * Duncan: (while handcuffed) This feels a little too familar for comfort.
 * Courtney: (in confessional) I have to admit that I was still unsure about the whole murder thing. But Lindsay didn't have to know that. The key to being a leader is making desicions. I've made all of my desicions for the next four years. Want to know what I'm having for breakfast next April 22nd?
 * Chris: The winner of today's detective challenge is the person who solved the crime. And that person is...Detective Lindsay.
 * Lindsay: So um...
 * Courtney: (in confessional) This is not fair!
 * Courtney: (in confessional) Who cares? Not me! I couldn't care less. Not even if I tried to care less. I. Do. Not. Care. ...Ahhh!

Trivia

 * This episode referenced The Princess Pride, Ocean's Eight - Or Nine, Full Metal Drama and Million Dollar Babies.
 * This is notably the first episode of the Total Drama series to make hints at smoking (though it was not really true).
 * Running Gag(s):
 * Courtney demanding a prize.
 * Harold and Lindsay saying "murdered" in an accent.
 * Harold playing dramatic music from his keyboard
 * This episode marks the first episode in which Courtney hasn't won the challenge or immunity since Courtney joined the competition in Total Drama Action. It is also the second time Lindsay wins invincibility since Dial M For Merger.
 * This episode marks the first time that Beth is shown to take advantage of Lindsay and also calling her dumb.
 * In this episode, the contestants all had to get DNA samples from one another:
 * Courtney: Lindsay and Duncan
 * Duncan: Harold
 * Beth: Lindsay
 * Harold: Beth
 * Lindsay: No one
 * Chris ended up taking DNA from Courtney
 * Duncan put on a sinister smile when Lindsay asked him out, which raises the question about what he was thinking when she asked him out.
 * Despite being the only contestant to not complete the first part of the challenge, Lindsay won overall.
 * Her reward was to go to the movie with a friend.
 * This episode to shows a great deal of friendship between Duncan and Lindsay, more-so than any episode prior to it.
 * Some of Courtney's dialogue in this episode is a reference to the board game Clue.
 * This episode shows Chris' movie that he talked about in Million Dollar Babies. Chrisphilzombie.PNG
 * The zombies that Chris fight are zombified versions of the camera men from Riot on Set and Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Island!. These two cameramen are based off of Duncan and DJ's prototype designs.
 * We learn that Harold is a licensed paramedic, and that he owns a solar powered train set, which he keeps in his garage.
 * This is the second episode where Duncan has mentioned Bigfoot. The last time was in Princess Pride.
 * This is the first episode in the series to show Courtney wrapped in a towel.
 * This is the first episode of Total Drama Action, that Chef does not talk.

Goofs

 * Although Courtney mentioned in a past episode that she was lactose intolerant, she still ate the cheese puffs that Chris gave her, however it was possibly processed cheese.
 * Harold's keyboard makes noise when he presses a key, however he presses a different key every time. It is possible that all the keys do the same noise.
 * When Beth grabs the Cuffs the have a chain link between them but when he is cuffed the have a square of metal between them.
 * When Chef wheels in the cart there is no soda yet later they throw soda from the cart into the wheels.
 * Duncan pulls some of Harold's goatee hair, yet when he is seen next they are back.
 * Some of Duncan's hair get cut off when he went on top of the train, but when he comes back from look in the other car, they grow back.
 * When Courtney walks past the toilets the piece of hair in the front of her face is missing, but then returns when she is next seen.