It was Peter's idea to invite his friends on a joyride on Justus' birthday of all days. In pouring rain, a car breakdown forces the three detectives to seek refuge at the creepy "Blackstone" castle. When lightning knocks out the power line, the three investigators are stuck for good. It soon becomes clear to the three junior detectives that the lord of the castle, Count Gallagher, is a real chess fanatic. But not only that - the old castle makes a spooky impression and then there is Moe, the count's sinister servant. What is it about the chess pieces on the dilapidated, centuries-old chess table that seem to move by themselves, move after move, as if by magic? Is the old building really haunted? The first detective is immediately hooked and senses a new case, only Peter wants to run away. It soon becomes clear to the three investigators that this is about much more than just a game of chess...

Ein Wecker, der einen furchterregenden schrillen Schrei ausstößt? Den gibt es tatsächlich und die drei Detektive, Justus Jonas, Peter Shaw und Bob Andrews müssen versuchen, das Geheimnis dieses seltsamen Fundstücks zu enträtseln. Im Laufe ihrer Ermittlungen folgen sie zunächst der Fährte des exzentrischen Hörspielsprechers Bert Clock, bevor sie einem raffinierten Kunstraub auf die Schliche kommen. Fast dreißig Jahre nachdem sich Die drei ??? zum ersten Mal mit dem seltsamen Wecker beschäftigt haben, lösen sie den Fall erneut - und zwar live, auf der Bühne in einem einzigartigen Live-Hörspiel-Spektakel. So habt ihr die Geschichte um den schreienden Wecker noch nie erlebt - neu erzählt, mit modernster Technik umgesetzt, Live-Musik, Geräuschemacher und natürlich den Originalsprechern der drei ???.

When "The Three Investigators" Justus Jonas, Peter Shaw and Bob Andrews are forced to make an emergency landing on a rocky plateau during a hot air balloon tour, they have no idea that a new mystery awaits them in this wasteland. They end up in a mysterious institute where the musicians of an orchestra can create the illusion of colours, smells and tastes in the listeners with sounds. The fact that this miraculous world has its dark side becomes apparent at the latest when the three detectives meet Chloe, who has secretly sneaked into the institute to look for her missing sister. Chloe suspects that the mysterious orchestra leader Yamada is holding her sister Fran against her will and wants to use her for dark machinations. Together with Chloe, "The Three Investigators" set out to find Fran and discover the dark secret behind Yamada's vow of revenge: his symphony Phonophobia becomes one of the greatest dangers "The Three Investigators" have ever had to face...