With their woeful streak of liar-spotting failure broken a month earlier, the Perfect Liars Club faithful made their way back to DC's Bier Baron Tavern on an unseasonably sultry evening to see if they could make it two-in-a-row. And while spirits were riding high at the start of the May '18 edition of everyone's favorite storytelling-show-with-a-twist, how things would end for our sold-out crowd of human lie detectors was anyone's guess.
Following the patented PLC formula, the first order of business was to evaluate the four suspicious tales from our handpicked quartet of suspicious storytellers. Suffice it to say, our eager audience had much to mull over.
A quick straw poll prior to intermission was a marker of the boisterous crowd's confidence. Before a single question was asked, they were absolutely convinced that the liar was already in their sights. From their vantage point, the interrogation was merely a perfunctory step before a majestic return to liar-spotting glory.
Questions begat more questions. And while confidence was riding high at the start of the interrogation round, it was clear that by the end, uncertainty was setting in.
Hands were raised. Votes were counted. And in a twist, the baton of suspicion was handed over from Mike -- deemed most likely the liar prior to the Q & A session -- to Alison, who netted a total of 47 votes. Melissa netted the second most votes, trailing Alison by 15. Mike and Abbas pulled up the rear with 30 and 25, respectively.
The drumroll sounded. And even before night's emcee could shout "Would tonight's liar please step forward?" Melissa jumped to the front of the stage, revealing to a shocked crowd that she was truly a Perfect Liar.
Following the patented PLC formula, the first order of business was to evaluate the four suspicious tales from our handpicked quartet of suspicious storytellers. Suffice it to say, our eager audience had much to mull over.
- Did Mike watch Team USA win curling gold at the recent Winter Olympic Games in Korea, but skip out on the medal ceremony when a member of the current First Family arrived?
- Did a very naked Alison wander the streets of Alexandria in desperate search of a key after inadvertently locking herself out of her rowing club's boathouse while investigating a mid-shower power outage?
- Did Melissa and the Californian gal-pal she was visiting attend a wild party thrown at the Hollywood Hills estate of comedian Pauly Shore?
- Did Abbas keep running into the wealthy blue-eyed stranger that he met years earlier at a book market in Baghdad?
A quick straw poll prior to intermission was a marker of the boisterous crowd's confidence. Before a single question was asked, they were absolutely convinced that the liar was already in their sights. From their vantage point, the interrogation was merely a perfunctory step before a majestic return to liar-spotting glory.
- Could Mike name members of Team USA's Curling squad and identify the final score of the match?
- How much time passed before Alison was offered a blanket by the police officer she encountered during desperate dash?
- Could Melissa explain why she and her friend opted to call her friend's father for a ride rather than simply taking a cab home?
- Could Abbas recite the title and the author of the book that the kind stranger purchased for him?
Questions begat more questions. And while confidence was riding high at the start of the interrogation round, it was clear that by the end, uncertainty was setting in.
Hands were raised. Votes were counted. And in a twist, the baton of suspicion was handed over from Mike -- deemed most likely the liar prior to the Q & A session -- to Alison, who netted a total of 47 votes. Melissa netted the second most votes, trailing Alison by 15. Mike and Abbas pulled up the rear with 30 and 25, respectively.
The drumroll sounded. And even before night's emcee could shout "Would tonight's liar please step forward?" Melissa jumped to the front of the stage, revealing to a shocked crowd that she was truly a Perfect Liar.
