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Case file No. 050Today's case

The Seam That Was Not on Record

Santa Eulalia gallery, the three o'clock change. Six days ago a lode turned up in the north seam that appears on no plan of the concession, and therefore pays no royalty. Tonight somebody has been taking material out of it: there are fresh drill marks and the shift weight is four hundred kilos short. Down here there is no signal, no cameras, and the cage goes up one at a time.

Difficulty EasySuspects 5Crime Somebody took four hundred kilos out of the north seam without declaring it at the shift weigh-in
Exactly 1 of the 5 are lying

A liar lies about everything they say.

Hard evidenceAlways true. They are your anchors.
1The log for the north seam records exactly one person during the incident.
2The log for the pump room records nobody during the incident.
3The log for the adit mouth 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.
adit mouthcagemain gallerypump roomnorth seampowder storesouth seam123
Tap a token to select it, then tap a room on the plan. Tap a placed token to send it back.
♀Lavinia
Mine surveyor
I was over in the cage. Melchior was with me. I was with Sanctity.
♂Caesar
Pump mechanic
Me? I was in the powder store.
♀Sanctity
Safety engineer
Me? I was in the cage. I was side by side with Lavinia.
♀Genevieve
Sample analyst
I never left the cage. What Lavinia is telling you is the truth. We were 4 in my room, not one more.
♂Melchior
North seam foreman
The cage is where I was. Lavinia is telling the truth. Sanctity was with me, in my very room.
Place all 5 on the plan