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Farrah let Arthur sleep in, and while she was in her garden, she saw her friend Marina Corsair walking by. The conversation was going great until she mentioned the Thebe family, at which point Marina did what she so often does: making cryptic comments and disappearing.
Farrah played a little chess in the game room, then went upstairs to their office to do a little research about Cordelia. By this time, Arthur was awake, practicing his writing. Farrah suggested that they visit his old neighborhood, Willow Creek, and specifically visit Magnolia Blossom Park.
Once there, they encountered Marina, who was sitting at one of the chess tables. Just then, Farrah's phone reminded her that it was time for work, and she rushed off. Arthur apologized to Marina on Farrah's behalf, and suggested that he could play a game with Marina, even if he wasn't as good a chess player as Farrah.
Marina tried everything to distract Arthur, including some pretty blatant flirting. Arthur, still thinking of Farrah, hardly noticed. When Arthur won the game, Marina again made cryptic comments and stormed off.
Since Arthur was in Willow Creek, he decided to drop by to visit his family (sister Gladys, holding baby brother Richard; mother Genevieve, holding toddler sister Kenya; and niece Charity). While there, he saw something interesting on the TV news channel. He quickly called Marina on the phone. Hmm... He'd have to look into this. He quickly said his goodbyes and went to the Municipal Muses Museum.
At the museum, he didn't see anything unusual about any of the paintings, and realized that Marina had been distracting him from the real secret. Downstairs, he examined the bust of Princess Cordelia. Sure enough... He quickly called Marina again. Her gloating led him to the benches outside the museum.
Sure enough, Marina had already used the hidden code from the statue, and there was nothing left to find at the benches. Arthur hadn't gotten much writing done today, but he felt oddly satisfied at his progress unwinding the mystery. Besides, Farrah would be home from work soon, and he could tell her all about his day... after he placed the fourth key in the display table.
I kinda wish the benches in the 4th image had been on fire. That would have been a cool shot of Arthur walking away from the burning benches without looking back.