WhodunlieCase file No. 027Today's case
The Table That Never Lost
Casino del Estrecho, the night of the audit. For three weeks the wheel on table one has been giving results an inspector called "statistically impossible": the high dozen lands twenty-two per cent more often than it should. Tonight, with the room closed, the cloth has been lifted: there is a part on the spindle that did not leave the factory. Somebody from inside worked on that wheel.
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 roulette room records exactly one person during the incident.
2The log for the store room records exactly one person during the incident.
3The log for the terrace records exactly one person 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.
♀Deborah
Night cashier
The cash desk is where I was. I saw a man on the terrace, that much is certain. What Estella is telling you is the truth.
♀Estella
Terrace pianist
I never left the cash desk. With me was Philomena. What Faustus is telling you is a lie.
♂Faustus
Regular of the house
I was over at the cash desk. We were 2 in my room, not one more.
♀Salome
Poker dealer
I was over in the poker room.
♀Philomena
High table player
Me? I was in the poker room.
♂Gervase
Store room porter
I spent that entire stretch in the store room. Philomena is lying, and I stand by that.
♂Anastasius
Head barman
I was hanging around the bar. Faustus is telling you a pack of lies.
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Place all 7 on the plan