WhodunlieCase file No. 044Today's case
Next Year's Seed
Los Robles farm, the last week of October. Thirty sacks of certified seed were waiting in the barn, weighed and sealed one by one for the November sowing: the estate's whole year fitted inside them. This morning all thirty are slit along the bottom and the grain is mixed in with the damp feed on the floor. For November there is now neither seed nor money.
Exactly 2 of the 6 are lying
A liar lies about everything they say.
Hard evidenceAlways true. They are your anchors.
1The log for the barn records exactly one person during the incident.
2The log for the yard records exactly one person during the incident.
3The log for the henhouse 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.
♀Neva
Owner of the farm
I was hanging around the henhouse. I spent it on my own.
♂Theodore
Feed delivery driver
I was hanging around the farmhouse. I could see the stable, and there was one person there. Elvira is not lying.
♀Elvira
Buyer from the market
I spent that entire stretch in the stable. From my spot I could see the yard, and there was one person in it.
♂Jasper
Tractor driver on the estate
I spent that entire stretch in the farmhouse. Olalla is telling the truth, and I stand by that.
♀Chelo
Cook at the farmhouse
I was in the yard. I saw Elvira in the stable.
♀Olalla
The owner's daughter
I was in the henhouse. Theodore was in the yard. I was with Elvira.
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Place all 6 on the plan