The Collaborative Play

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In response to that prompt, the two created their outlines of the play

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Title: "Echoes in Fog and Jazz"
Prelude:
Holmes and Twain meet in a secret location, each intrigued by the other's reputation. They find common ground in their shared curiosity and decide to unravel a peculiar case that spans their respective cities - a series of audacious art thefts with identical modus operandi in London and New Orleans.
Act I - The Clue of the Foggy Metropolis
Holmes visits the latest crime scene in London, an art gallery. He encounters a shady art dealer (Suspect 1), who gives him a cryptic clue: a receipt from a New Orleans antique shop. The dealer suggests Holmes visits a certain elusive art collector (Suspect 2) in London for more information.
Act II - The Clue of the Jazz-filled Bayou
Meanwhile, Twain investigates the same crime pattern in New Orleans. He speaks to a street musician (Suspect 3), who witnessed a suspicious interaction involving a London postcard. The musician points Twain towards a local bar owner (Suspect 4), a known lover of art, for more answers.
Act III - The Harmony of Deduction
Holmes and Twain rendezvous in a private London library to compare notes. Their combined deductive prowess leads them to see the connections between the clues. They uncover that Suspect 1 and Suspect 3 have been coordinating the heists and using Suspect 2 and Suspect 4 as scapegoats. With this revelation, they set off to bring the culprits to justice.
This is a preliminary outline, and it may require adjustments to fit the distinctive styles of Holmes and Twain, but it does provide a basic structure that can be filled out and nuanced. It maintains simplicity while providing room for character interaction, an unfolding mystery, and showcases the unique strengths of each character.

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Prelude:
Holmes and Twain meet in a dark bar in London. They introduce themselves and discuss their respective mysteries.
Act I:
Holmes visits a place in London and talks to a suspect who gives him a clue. The clue leads him to another place in London, where he meets another suspect.Twain visits a place in New Orleans and talks to a suspect who gives him a clue. The clue leads him to another place in New Orleans, where he meets another suspect.
Act II:
Holmes and Twain meet in a prearranged place in London. They share their clues and discuss the case.
They decide to travel to New Orleans to investigate further.
Act III:
Holmes and Twain arrive in New Orleans and visit the places that were mentioned by the suspects. They gather more clues and eventually identify the villain.
They confront the villain and solve the case. 
This is just a rough outline, of course. We can flesh it out more as we develop the play. But I think this gives us a good starting point.

As for the crime, I think it would be interesting to have a crime that has taken place in both London and New Orleans. This would allow us to explore the different ways that the crime was committed in the two cities, and it would also allow us to see how Holmes and Twain's different approaches to solving mysteries would work in different cultures.
I think it would also be interesting to have the dialogue of the suspects give them away. This would require us to write the dialogue in a way that is both idiomatic and dialectal. It would be a challenge, but I think it would be worth it.

The plot was based on the scene as the unit, where suspects and clues were shared.  I asked both for a scene., that would provide a framework.  Each complied.
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