Mario and his ally are in his sleeper cabin, room 005. His ally calls the room deluxe. They notice something on the floor. It's a note, telling them to not go to Poshley Heights. If they don't get off the train now, the train will face a sticky, yummy doom. The ally thinks that Beldam may have sent the note. Whoever sent it is probably on the train and must be found. Check the nightstand for a Dried Shroom and get the shine between the bed and the table. Leave the cabin and explore.
Room 004 is empty. 003 is the cabin of a large Toad named Heff T. He's dreamed of riding this train and his dream came true. Go east to the next car and you'll find a wealthy Toad in 002. Mario asks about a witch and she misinterprets the question to be about her bewitching beauty. In cabin 001 is the famous movie star, Zip Toad. He's shooting a film in Poshley Heights and only gives out autographs for cute girls. Go east, and you'll find the train's engine. Head west past Mario's cabin and you'll enter the dining car. The waitress is a big fan of Zip Toad's and the Cheep-Cheep Chef Shimi is famous, as evidenced by Heff T.'s gourmet food magazine collection. There's also a shop here. Go west to find more sleeper cabins. In 006 is Pennington, a detective Bumpty. In 007 is a Ratooey on business, who is thrilled to charge everything to his business's expense account. In 008 is the Bob-omb family. Check their nightstand for a Star Piece. Goldbob recognizes Mario as the Glitz Pit champion. Leave the cabin and talk to the conductor at the rear of the train. Mario informs him of the threat and he says he'll let Mario know if he comes across any information.
Go back east and you'll notice many of the passengers gathered in the train's galley. Something's gone missing. Talk to Pennington and he says it's definitely a case. Chef Shimi's pot of stew went missing, with the stew still in it. Pennington decides to call it The Case of the Pot of Supper Stew That Vanished Suddenly and Mysteriously. He introduces himself as a detective and says that this mystery poses no challenge to him. Their first clue is that the perpetrator took the whole pot, stew and all, so he accuses the waitress. She denies it, so he apologizes, saying he felt the need to practice his accusation skills. She's mad, even more so when he accuses Zip Toad when he says he wants to leave. She says he's making stuff up and calls him a "Tweedy Geezer". Talk to him again and he'll accuse Mario next, because he's been hanging around the entire time. Mario denies it and Pennington makes him prove his innocence by searching for the real perpetrator.
There are some stains on the carpet that lead towards Mario's sleeper car. Go east and you'll find more stains that lead into cabin 003. Go inside and talk to Heff T. He burps loudly, but doesn't like Mario blaming the chubby guy for the theft of a missing pot of stew. Mario mentions following a trail of stains on the carpet and Heff T. hesitantly denies it. He says there's nothing in the drawer, but when you check it, underneath his gourmet food magazines, is the Galley Pot, which has been licked clean. Heff T. apologizes for eating it all when Pennington arrives. The detective asks if Heff T. was so enamored with the stew that he had to have more. Heff T. confesses to stealing it when Chef Shimi was chopping shallots in a brief moment of weakness. Pennington is pleased with himself with correctly pegging Mario to find the thief and knows of the threat from the conductor. He says to meet in his cabin, 006, and to return the stolen pot.
Return the Galley Pot to Chef Shimi for a Star Piece, then go to Pennington's cabin. He's impressed with Mario's work. He says Heff T. didn't send the threat because there were no incriminating clues in his room. Mario has a knack for detective work and appoints him as his new assistant. He says he's known as The Penguin With the Improbably Large Brain. He deduces Mario's identity as Luigi. He says the threat of a sticky, tasty explosion means that the family of Bob-ombs are looking good as suspects.
Leave Pennington's cabin and the train is bathed in the glow of twilight. Go to the Bob-ombs cabin, 008, and you'll hear them talking about their son's, Bub's, birthday present. The mother, Sylvia, wants a more practical gift, such as the Classic Series of Bob-ombmery. Goldbob calls the idea cheap and boring and suggests something more luxurious like a car or a house. Sylvia doesn't want to spoil Bub, but Goldbob is thinking of their social station. Bub says he doesn't want any of what they're talking about. Talk to him and he'll ask if Mario's a detective now that he isn't the champion. He wants Mario to deduce what he wants for his birthday. His hint is that it beings with "A". Leave the cabin and talk to the conductor. He says he can hear Goldbob and Sylvia arguing about Bub's present, but they don't know that Bub wants to be a train engineer and may want something from someone he admires.
Head towards the engine. On the way, talk to the waitress. She needs Mario's help in finding her lots Shell Earring that her ex-boyfriend gave her. Talk to the Toad in 002 and she'll say she's missing a Gold Ring. Agree to help her find it, then go to the engine. Talk to the engineer and ask him for his autograph. He felt fantastic giving his autograph. Take it back to Bub and he'll call Mario a good detective for getting him just what he wanted. As a reward, he gives him a Shine Sprite.
Leave the cabin and it will be night time. Talk to the conductor and he'll tell you he remembered something suspicious: he was one blanket short when he was handing them out to passengers, so he gave the last passenger his own blanket. This means there's someone onboard who doesn't have a ticket. This could be their suspect for the threat. He needs a blanket or he'll be too chilly to sleep tonight.
Go to cabin 004 and hide with Vivian in the shadows. A ghost Toad appears. Come out of the shadows and talk to it. He's Ghost T. and he says you found him. He's cursed to haunt here. Mario asks about the blanket and he says the conductor left one in his cabin, not knowing he's a ghost. Mario asks about the threat and Ghost T. says he can't even hold physical objects, such as a pen and paper. He'll tell Mario where the blanket is if he helps him. Ghost T. asks for Mario's life. He's kidding; what he really wants is his diary. He passed away in the cabin years ago and his luggage is probably still in the baggage car. He's worried that someone's read it, but can't leave the cabin to retrieve it. If Mario brings him his diary, he'll tell him the location of the blanket. Before you leave, he gives you strict instructions not to read his diary or Mario will suffer a horrible fate. The baggage car is at the rear of the train. Talk to the conductor and he'll freak out at the fact that there's a ghost on the train. He lets Mario into the baggage car. Flip sideways and walk between the crates to get the Ragged Diary. Return it to Ghost T., who's happy you didn't read it. Otherwise, Mario would become a spirit like him. If you read the diary, it's Game Over. He says they probably never meet again in this world and tries to ascend, but stops. He says he's been in the train so long that he's gotten used to it and will stay longer, as he can leave whenever he chooses. He gives Mario the blanket. Give it to the conductor and receive a Mushroom reward. The conductor says to call it a night, so save and sleep in the bed.
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