Case file No. 041Today's case

The Sealed Bag of Match Balls

The club ground, two hours before kick-off. In the kit store sat the sealed bag holding the twelve official match balls, counted and signed for that same morning. At a quarter past six the seal had been cut and all that was left inside were five training balls with the badge sanded off. Nobody on the afternoon shift remembers opening that door.

Difficulty HardSuspects 7Crime The sealed bag of official match balls was found emptied in the kit store before the match

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 kit store records exactly one person during the incident.

2The log for the home dressing room records nobody during the incident.

3The log for the referees' room records nobody 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.

♀Aurora

Team doctor

Me? I was in the press room. There was a man over in the directors' box. There was a man over in the players' tunnel.

♀Cecily

Match referee

I was hanging around the ticket windows. Aurora is telling you a pack of lies.

♂Nicodemus

Fourth official

I was hanging around the directors' box. There was a man over on the bench. I was side by side with Cecily.

♀Neve

First-team physiotherapist

Me? I was in the directors' box. I could see the bench, and there was one person there. I saw Cecily over in the press room.

♂Bramwell

Kit manager

I spent that entire stretch in the players' tunnel. From my spot I could see the press room, and there were 2 people in it. Cecily is lying, and I stand by that.

♂Theodore

Stadium caretaker

The directors' box is where I was. There was a woman over on the bench. I spotted Adelaide on the bench.

♀Adelaide

A ball kid's mother

I never left the directors' box. Theodore is telling you a pack of lies. Cecily is not lying.

Place all 7 on the plan