WhodunlieCase file No. 020Today's case
The Violin From the Pit
The Municipal Theatre, the interval on opening night. The violin the leader has played for eighteen years — on loan from a foundation, valued at more than the theatre itself — is always left in its open case on the pit chair for the twenty minutes of the interval. Tonight, when the orchestra came back, the case was still open on the chair. Empty. The second act starts in eleven minutes.
Exactly 3 of the 7 are lying
A liar lies about everything they say.
Hard evidenceAlways true. They are your anchors.
1The log for the pit records exactly one person during the incident.
2The log for the wings records exactly one person during the incident.
3The log for the stalls records exactly 2 people during the incident.
Plan and suspectsPlace the suspects where they were during the incident. Each room’s eye shows what can be seen from it. You can also drag a token onto a room.
Tap a token to select it, then tap a room on the plan. Tap a placed token to send it back.
♂Barnaby
Supporting actor
The dressing rooms is where I was. What Perpetua is telling you is the truth.
♂Eleutherius
Head of stage crew
Me? I was in the foyer. I spotted Prudence in the stalls. Barnaby is telling you a pack of lies.
♀Perpetua
Wardrobe mistress
I was hanging around the box office.
♀Adelaide
Leading actress of the company
I was hanging around the stalls. I had Perpetua down as being in the wings. Eleutherius was around the box office.
♀Prudence
Prompter
Me? I was in the stalls. I saw Perpetua over in the side corridor. I could see the foyer, and there was one person there.
♀Enid
Producer of the tour
I was in the wings the whole time. Adelaide is lying, and I stand by that.
♂Aurelian
Conductor
I was in the box office the whole time. There was nobody in the room with me. Eleutherius is telling the truth, and I stand by that.
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Place all 7 on the plan