The crime committed most often during mealtime is reaching over someone else to get the salt, which is why it’s always a welcome distraction when a murder is committed instead. Enjoy a side of mystery with your meal with today’s Groupon: for $249, you’ll get savories, sleuthing, and hotel slumbering for two at The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, a whodunit dinner party at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel (up to a $514 value). Choose from the following Friday dates:

• March 11
• March 18
• March 25
• April 8
• April 15
• April 22
• April 29
• May 13
• May 20
• May 27
• June 10

Put your detective skills and Jessica Fletcher tendencies to good use as the show unfolds alongside four courses at the Millenium Knickerbocker Hotel. A troupe of actors pose as average patrons in the audience, so even the most instinctually astute will be left throwing around false accusations and making citizen arrests.

Slyly scope out the scene while amusing your bouche with quesitos with sour cream, roasted vegetable wellington, or other appetizers upon arrival. Strategize potential suspects between forkfuls of grilled chicken breast, served with a dijon demi-glaze or spinach-and-cheese tortelloni, sprinkled with shaved parmesan cheese (vegetarian-friendly tortellini meal is also available, must call and order at least four days in advance). Munchers moonlighting as detectives receive two Dinner Detective commemorative wine glasses (a $43 value) for their crime-fighting efforts, in addition to one bottle of chardonnay (a $49 value) for their brave stance on toasting. Following the show, stealthily sneak up to your standard king room to catch some covert shuteye (a $206–$287 value).

Doors open at 7:45 p.m., and the show will start promptly at 8 p.m.