Get a Clue

'''It's crime solving time on set as the cast participates in three mystery-themed challenges. As one contestant starts to apply herself, another contestant finally becomes fed up with her. As a result, these two find themselves up in each others' faces. To make matters worse, the host is found dead on set and the murderer seems to be amongst them. In the end, someone wins a reward and uses it to make someone else jealous.'''

Plot
The episode opens with the castmates eating "breakfast tacos" in the Craft Services Tent. Harold bites onto something unusual in his breakfast, which turns out to be a piece of unknown technology. Beth suggests putting it into Courtney's personal digital assistant to find out what information it holds, but an annoyed Courtney tells Beth that her PDA isn't going anywhere near it. Duncan grabs it and then reminds her that if she wants to win, she'll have to play along. She concedes, and the technology is inserted into her PDA. It shows a video of Chris subtly giving the contestants clues to use to open a safe. Lindsay suspects that Chris is dead, since Chris mentions that he was on cloud nine and goes on to say that since they bury dead people, they should start to dig. Courtney eventually figures out what the clues actually mean and leads the contestants to the safe from Ocean's Eight - Or Nine. Using the numbers that Chris said in his video, Courtney opens the safe, which Chris is in. Courtney then demands a prize from Chris, but Chris says that he never said this was the challenge and simply thanks Courtney for freeing him.

Chris then explains to the contestants that throughout the day, they need to collect DNA samples from their fellow contestants. They then leave to start the challenge. Lindsay and Courtney are shown getting into an argument, which Courtney resolves by offering Lindsay a spa treatment. Courtney then tricks Lindsay into giving her a DNA sample. Duncan is then shown leaving the trailer and almost getting caught in Harold's incredibly complex trap. Duncan then finds Harold hiding in the bushes, waiting for the trap to work. Duncan then jumps him and gets a DNA sample from him.

Courtney is then shown going to take a shower. Lindsay attempts to get her foot print by getting Courtney to walk in paint and then on a sheet of cardboard, but Courtney drenches it with water, ruining it. She pats Lindsay on the back for trying. Next, Beth is shown tricking Lindsay into giving up her DNA sample by pretending that her retainer has fallen into some spaghetti. Then, in the confessional, Harold gets a DNA sample from Beth, after attempting to get a sample from Duncan again. Courtney is then seen tricking Duncan into giving her another sample, although she did it simply for the joy of it, as she had already collected Lindsay's DNA. The contestants are then seen giving up their samples to Chris. Lindsay is the only one with no samples at all. Upon giving Chris two samples, Courtney demands a prize. Due to her persistence, Chris ends up giving Courtney a bag of cheese puffs that he was going to have on the train, just to shut her up. The contestants then go onto the train.

While on board, the contestants are submerged in darkness, and Chris shouts to someone that they "can't kill the host." The lights suddenly turn back on, and on the floor of the train lies the dead body of Chris. The contestants are frightened and Courtney demands that Harold perform CPR on Chris. The action 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 when it goes under a tunnel while he is on top.

While Duncan is outside of the train, the lights turn off once again, and Chris's body disappears. Harold finds one of Duncan's green hairs where the body used to be, and the competitors (with the sole exception of Courtney) immediately blame Duncan for the disappearance, prompting them to handcuff him to a guardrail 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 trying to stop the train so they can get off of it, while Beth and Lindsay continue to work as a separate team.

Eventually, Beth decides to assist Harold and Courtney, as well. However, while they are attempting to get off of the train, Lindsay discovers a napkin with Courtney's finger prints on it. Thinking that Courtney had used the napkin as a murder weapon, Lindsay explains how Courtney is guilty to the rest of the cast, since she was the only one with access to cheesy puffs, and the fingerprints were composed of cheese powder. Courtney protests, insisting that she is innocent, but to no avail, just as the competitors are about to handcuff Courtney, Chris walks back into the compartment. He announces that Lindsay won the challenge, much to Courtney's dismay. Chris then tells Lindsay that she gets to choose someone to take to the movies with her, as her reward. She chooses Duncan, in order to make Courtney jealous, and Duncan agrees, to see how jealous Courtney will become. Even Beth, in a confessional, admits that she doesn't mind Lindsay's choice of Courtney over her because Courtney's jealousy would be very interesting to watch. As expected, Courtney turns out to be very jealous and although she initially attempts to deny it, she breaks down and starts crying in the confessional. Chris then signs off the episode, after admiring his rubber replica.

Cast

 * Chef Hatchet appears in the 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 pipe) 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: Oh, it's all the rage in France. Lindsay: Oooh, I love being 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 priiize! Chris: Alright already! 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! Beth: And it's for all of us? Awesomer! Lindsay: This is great that we all get to share this, huh Courtney? Courtney: Whoop-dee-doo. I'm sticking with my delicious, exclusive, cheese-flavored cheese-type prize snacks. Beth: Can I have one? Courtney: Did YOU win them? (munches on a cheese puff) Mmmm. 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've gotta admit. I was kind of 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 aspartame/saccharin stuff, that doesn't work for these types of situations. And she gave it to Carmelita, and... we have to get some fruit punch for Carma-C-Chris! Courtney: Yeeeaaaah... okay, anybody else have any great ideas? Duncan: Why do I get to be the lucky one? Courtney: (flirtatiously) Because you're the only one that can handle it. (Duncan smirks at her) I know. I'm good. 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? Harold: Chris refused to give Courtney a reward, which clearly upset her. Lindsay: (to Duncan) And she's your love interest! Beth: That's called a motive. Duncan: "Love interest?!" She made me go up on the roof and she stole my prints and DNA... 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. I'm innocent! Chris: They all say that. The reward Lindsay will be enjoying tonight is a trip to the movies with a friend of her choice. Beth: Oh! It's been so long since I've been to the movies! Lindsay: (to Duncan) Sorry that we all accused you. Duncan: Happens all the time. No probs. Lindsay: Wanna go to the movies with me? (Beth and Courtney gasp, and Duncan smiles deviously at Courtney's reaction)\ Duncan: Yeah? Lindsay: Oh, nothing... Duncan: This should be good, huh? Lindsay: Yeah. Courtney: (in confessional) This is not fair! Beth: (in confessional) How can I be mad at Lindsay? Watching Courtney be jealous was the best! Especially when she tried to pretend she didn't care. Courtney: (in confessional) Who cares? Not me! I couldn't care less. Not even if I tried to care less! I. Do. Not. (voice cracks) Care.... NOOOOOOOO!
 * 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 as she is dusting Lindsay's palm) Ahahaha, that tickles! I've never had a manicure done on the bottom of my fingers.
 * Courtney: So, where's my prize?
 * Harold: There's a party? 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 Santos, passed right out! I always hated Carmelita, because Carmelita thought she was so great, but we had to do something; she was drooling! So me and Bitsy Stephanopoulos ran to the front of the bus - Bitsy's real name is Elizabeth but everybody calls her Bitsy- (Courtney rolls her eyes)
 * Beth: (in confessional) Listen, I'm obviously a little old for make-believe, but Courtney isn't someone I would've had over to my "Pretty Pretend Palace." Ever. She'd always want to be the daddy, 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 the ceiling hatch and go find Chef or a producer or somebody.
 * 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: (to Duncan) These nitwits think you did it.
 * 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 whodunit. 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 familiar 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 decisions. I've made all of my decisions for the next four years. Want to know what I'm having for breakfast next April 22nd?
 * Chris: The winner of today's reward challenge is the person who solved the crime. And that person is... Detective Lindsay.
 * Lindsay: (while watching the movie with Duncan) So, uh...
 * Lindsay: (in confessional) I really should have brought Beth. At least we'd have something to say to each other! But it was a good strategistical, logical move... (grins) because it messed with Courtney's head!
 * Chris: (with Chris dummy) It's great to be able to share some quality time with someone who really gets me. Popcorn? No? Really though, it's a relief to be with somebody I actually like, and you've got the most adorable nose.

Trivia

 * Running Gag(s):
 * Courtney demanding a prize from Chris.
 * Harold and Lindsay saying "murdered" in a strange voice.
 * Harold playing dramatic music on his keyboard.
 * This episode shares the same name as the mystery movie, Get a Clue.
 * It could also be a reference to the board game "Clue."
 * This episode references Full Metal Drama, Ocean's Eight - Or Nine, Million Dollar Babies and The Princess Pride.
 * This is notably the first episode of the Total Drama series to make hints of a person smoking, though it was not real.
 * This episode may be loosely based on Agatha Christie's classic novel, "Murder on the Orient Express."
 * This episode marks the first episode in which Courtney hasn't won the challenge or immunity since she joined the competition in Total Drama Action. It is also the second time Lindsay wins the reward since the merge.
 * In this episode, the contestants all had to get DNA samples from one another. They received samples from the following contestants:
 * Courtney: Lindsay and Duncan
 * Duncan: Harold
 * Beth: Lindsay
 * Harold: Beth
 * Lindsay: No one
 * Chris ended up taking DNA from Courtney, as it was needed to ride the train.
 * Lindsay was the only character who got her DNA taken more than one time.
 * Courtney was the only character to not get her DNA taken by another competitor.
 * This episode shows a great deal of friendship between Duncan and Lindsay, more so than any episode prior to it.
 * The way Harold tried to trap Duncan to get his prints and DNA is similar to Rube Goldberg machine.
 * Courtney made a reference to the board game Clue in this episode: "Oh, come on! Next you'll be saying it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the bacon sandwich!"
 * This episode shows Chris's movie that he talked about in Million Dollar Babies.
 * The zombies that Chris fights are zombie-like versions of the cameramen from Riot On Set and Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island. These two cameramen are based off of Duncan and DJ's prototype designs.
 * This is the second episode where Duncan has mentioned Bigfoot. The first episode was in The Princess Pride.
 * This is the second episode that mentions that Courtney watches Total Drama Action, with the other being One Million Bucks, B.C..
 * This episode contains many similarities to Hook, Line, and Screamer:
 * Courtney dismisses everything as fake, similarly to Heather in that episode.
 * Chris pulls numerous stunts to really make everything seem real, similarly to his unexpected exit from the island.
 * Murder plays a major part in this episode, similar to the killer "butchering" campers in the episode.
 * This particular aspect is also similar to I See London....
 * The music during the DNA montage is an homage to the theme from the television series, The Pink Panther.

Goofs

 * When Lindsay is in the confessional, her hand vanishes for a moment.
 * Although Courtney mentioned in a past episode that she was lactose intolerant, she still ate the cheese puffs that Chris gave her.
 * When Beth grabs the handcuffs, they have a chain link between them, but when Duncan is cuffed to the door, they have a metal rod between them.
 * When Chef wheels in the cart full of snacks there is no soda, but later there is, when the contestants throw soda into the wheels.
 * When Duncan pulls some of Harold's goatee hair, the hair is gone, yet it returns when he is next seen.
 * When Duncan goes on top of the train and falls back down, his green mohawk is damaged, but after he comes back from another room to look for Chris, his mohawk is fine.
 * Beth screams in this episode, but she said she couldn't in The Sand Witch Project. This has been a recurring goof throughout the season.
 * Even though Chris says Courtney has her own bathroom in One Million Bucks, B.C., Courtney was shown showering in the communal bathrooms in this episode.
 * The napkin being used as the "murder weapon" would imply that Chris was suffocated, however, when the lights went out, there was the noise of something being smacked and shot at and no gasping for air, implying Chris was smacked with something instead.
 * When Courtney hands in her evidence, she is seen to have two sets of hand prints and hair samples. However, she only collected Duncan's hair, not his hand print.