The Case of the Missing Mural

Level
The Case of the Missing Mural
World	2F
Game	Princess Peach: Showtime!
Primary power-up	Detective Peach
Boss	N/A
Music track	Leave the Sleuthing to Me
Music sample
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The Case of the Missing Mural is a stage in Princess Peach: Showtime!, located in the far right on the second floor of the Sparkle Theater. This stage is unlocked after clearing all of 1F. It is the first stage where the Detective transformation is introduced.

Layout

The stage begins with Princess Peach and Stella arriving in a city, noticing after a short walk that the local museum is closed to the public. In front, the Junior Detective attempts to get in in order to solve whatever was inside, only to be shooed away by the guards. Disappointed, he walks away and notices Peach, whom she invites to the detective agency of his mentor. Peach looks at the books on the shelves, and using the images of the open book, she unlocks a hidden room behind the bookcase.

Having received the Detective Peach transformation in that room, she returns to the previous room to complete an investigation test that Junior Detective had set up in the meantime. The two of them return to the museum entrance where the police officers consider her to be the real detective and lets the duo go inside.

Inside the museum there is a strict exit blockade guarded by the police officers, to the frustration of Theets in the entrance area who wish to leave. The duo soon reach the Theepota mural room where the mural vanishes soon after. Making their way to the popcorn kiosk area, they eventually track down the two culprits who accidentally reveal that the mural is still inside the museum. With Junior Detective and a museum Staff Member hinting that they want some fresh air from opening a nearby window, Peach gets a solid clue on where the mural is, though opening the window is not mandatory for her to find the mural. She eventually finds the mural behind a curtain that was placed where the mural had been standing all along.

Loss outcomes

If Peach selects Strike of Intuition on an incorrect Theet, the Theet will get very angry at Peach and exclaim "I'm not one of the culprits!" in addition to the usual loss of one HP when Peach makes a wrong guess. This does not occur in the detective's office.

Sparkle Gems

Sparkle Gems marked with an asterisk ⁽*⁾ will always be obtained during regular gameplay.

Image	Location
	After saving a Theet from two Sour Bunch minions.*
	Found behind a billboard outside the museum.
	After solving the mystery in the detective's office.*
	After finding the Junior Detective in the detective's office.*
	In a sub-area outside the museum, but is only accessible to Detective Peach. She must strike a pose on a manhole cover to the right of the museum. She must then perform a Strike of Intuition on a glowing crate, which will cause the Sparkle Gem to appear and subsequently be obtained.
	After using a Strike of Intuition to reveal the vent behind the crooked slate.*
	Found inside a locked blue sarcophagus. To open it, Peach must find a blue Spades key.
	After using a Strike of Intuition to expose a Criminal disguised as a police officer.*
	After using a Strike of Intuition to expose a Criminal disguised as a statue.*
	After using a Strike of Intuition to reveal the mural, thus solving the case.*

Dress ribbon

Ribboner's location

Detective Dress: The Ribboner is found behind a house in the first section of the stage. He is sad that he lost his ticket. Peach must use Sparkle Power on the lower right shrub, which has the Ribboner's ticket. He will reward Peach the Dress ribbon and become happy afterwards.

• Help request: "I lost my ticket..."
• Rescue message: "Oooh! You found it?! Yay! Now I can go to the museum!"

Postgame hidden Theets

The stage has three Ninja Theets when it is played in the postgame:

1. In front of a wall at the start of the stage.
2. In front of the museum, both before and after transforming.
3. On the edge between the door into the detective's office and the carpet, both before and after transforming.

Gallery

Pictioneer's photo of the stage The outside front of the museum One of the Staff Members who work at the museum The poster for the play after 2F has been rescued The stage's titular mural The office lamps being much less bright in the Nintendo Direct announcement trailer

Spades Key

Diamonds Key

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	名めい探たん偵ていの事件簿じけんぼ　狙ねらわれた壁画へきが[?] Meitantei no Jikenbo Nerawareta Hekiga	Detective's Casebook: The Targeted Mural
Chinese (simplified)	名侦探事件簿　被盯上的壁画[?] Míngzhēntàn Shìjiànbù Bèi Dīngshàng De Bìhuà	Detective's Casebook: The Targeted Mural
Chinese (traditional)	名偵探事件簿　被盯上的壁畫[?] Míngzhēntàn Shìjiànbù Bèi Dīngshàng De Bìhuà	Detective's Casebook: The Targeted Mural
Dutch	De zaak can de vermiste wandtekening[?]	The case of the missing mural
French	La fresque disparue[?]	The missing mural
German	Das verschwundene Relief[?]	The missing Mural
Italian	Il caso del murale scomparso[?]	The case of the missing mural
Korean	명탐정의 사건수첩: 타깃이 된 벽화[?] Myeongtamjeong'ui sageonsucheob: Tagisi doen byeoghwa	Great Detective's Casebook: The Targeted Mural
Portuguese	O Caso do Mural Desaparecido[?]	The Case of the Missing Mural
Russian	Дело о пропавшей фреске[?] Delo o propavshey freske	The case of the missing fresco
Spanish	La desaparición del mural[?]	The disappearance of the mural

Trivia

• The Dutch version has a translation error in the level: Staff Members, known as "Theatermedewerker" in Dutch, retain that name for the museum's staff members despite it not being a theater.