Case file No. 048Today's case

The Orchid Nobody Was to Touch

The botanical garden, the eve of the unveiling. In the locked cabinet of the laboratory waited the only orchid of its species ever to flower outside Borneo, ready to be shown at eight the next morning. At midnight the cabinet was still locked and only the moss remained inside, and nobody on the night shift admits to having gone up.

Difficulty HardSuspects 7Crime The one-of-a-kind orchid gone from a locked cabinet in the laboratory

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 laboratory records exactly one person during the incident.

2The log for the store room records exactly one person during the incident.

3The log for the tea room 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.

♂Casimir

Irrigation technician

I was over in the tea room.

♀Hermione

Patron of the garden

I was in the tropical pavilion. I saw a man in the tea room. Balthasar is telling the truth.

♂Gregory

Caterer for the unveiling

I was in the shade house the whole time.

♀Rosemary

Ticket clerk

I spent that entire stretch in the ticket office. Casimir is lying, and I stand by that. There were 2 of us in my room, counting me.

♀Enid

Propagation house manager

I spent that entire stretch in the store room.

♂Balthasar

Pavilion gardener

I was hanging around the ticket office. Casimir is telling you a pack of lies. Rosemary was right there with me.

♀Perpetua

Orchid botanist

I was hanging around the store room. Rosemary is not lying. Enid is telling you a pack of lies.

Place all 7 on the plan