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Case file No. 001Today's case

Nine Minutes Without Pumps

The oceanarium, the small hours. Between a quarter past three and twenty-four minutes past, the main circuit stood still for nine minutes: no filters, no oxygen, no current in the big tank. Nine minutes is exactly how long that tank lasts before it loses the whole coral colony. The cut was not electrical — somebody shut the pumps down by hand and started them again.

Difficulty EasySuspects 5Crime Somebody stopped the main circuit for nine minutes from the pump room in the small hours
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 pump room records exactly one person during the incident.
2The log for the tank walkway records exactly one person during the incident.
3The log for the quarantine room 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.
lobbytank walkwayglass tunneltropical hallcold roomquarantine roompump room123
Tap a token to select it, then tap a room on the plan. Tap a placed token to send it back.
♂Theodore
Live feed supplier
Me? I was in the tropical hall.
♀Rosalind
Gallery guide
I was in the glass tunnel. Fergus — I saw him in the lobby.
♀Verity
Scientific director
I never left the quarantine room. Rosalind — I saw her in the glass tunnel, and I stand by it. What Rosalind is telling you is the truth.
♂Fergus
Filtration technician
The lobby is where I was. Araminta — I saw her on the tank walkway, and I stand by it. Rosalind is telling the truth.
♀Araminta
Quarantine biologist
The tank walkway is where I was. What Fergus is telling you is the truth. In the lobby, which I could see from my spot, there was one person.
Place all 5 on the plan