If murder is no laughing matter, then this one is the exception that proves the rule. It is Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert’s “Catch Me If You Can,” not to be confused with the film by the same title.

The ball gets rolling when newlywed Daniel Corban reports his wife missing during their honeymoon. No problem. Inspector Levine returns her to him, post haste. Problem solved? End of story?

Not so.

You see, Mrs. Corban is not Mrs. Corban.

Or is she?

Therein lies the devil that the ensuing details, taunt you with, tease you with, thrill and chill you with.

If the blushing bride Corban is not the blushing bride Corban, then fingers from all directions point to her as an imposter conspiring to murder the new groom Corban for his insurance money.

If, on the other hand, Lady Corban is Lady Corban, then Master Corban is a deluded dude who doesn’t know his wife when she is hanging all over him and deserves to be straight-jacketed and carted off to the loony bin. After all, he is high strung, with a history of mental illness.

Hint: Early on, you know Mrs. Corban isn’t who she says she is. She is forever admitting it when she and Mr. Corban are alone and with no one else around.

However, that fact is of little or no help disentangling the charades and masquerades that make up the mirthful turmoil of this hilarious production. Surprises and surmises go on and on, non stop; all the way to the unexpected explosion that is the ending.

Eric Riedmann, who recently graduated from Western Washington, makes a worthy debut at Edge as newlywed Daniel Corban. In a role that calls for sphinx-like ambiguity in his character, Reidmann never drops his guard. You want to believe him. You don’t want to. He keeps you guessing.

As does Christina Buchen as Mrs. Corban who isn’t Mrs. Corban. Who she is supposed to be? What is she up to? Buchen is hard edged, harder hearted, conniving; everything you want in a femme fatale. Yet, she is also hard to read, mysterious. It is all in her acting and fully explained when all the cards are finally on the table. Captivating performance.

Edge regulars Timothy Kelly and Bryan Vyrostek put on their usual, engaging displays of showmanship: Kelly as a mild-mannered, fatherly Father Kelleher; and Vyrostek as a forceful, street-wise Inspector Levine with an accomplished Jewish accent.

Peter Sill plays dual roles as the kindly deli-owner Sydney and as Everett Parker, a senior-citizen captain of industry who now and then, lures sweet, young things away to his hideaway in the Catskills. And Diane Duff-Croop also makes her debut as Mrs. Parker.

This is fast-paced, cleverly thought-out mystery with a decidedly comedic focus on witty dialogue and suspenseful developments. A great way to stimulate your mind and your funny bone.