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MURDOK / FIELD INVESTIGATION · 007

The Empty Violin Case

Easy
5 × 5 · 7–12 min
DETECTIVE: ____________

Velvet Lane Theatre · After the concert, an encore sounded backstage. The attendant found the performer dead beside an empty violin case. What had been playing the music?

1.103
1.2
1.3
1.402
1.5Clef Mosaic
2.1
2.2
2.3Score Desk ××
2.4
2.5
3.1Stage Door ××
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
4.1Velvet Rug
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4.3
4.4
4.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4Star Mosaic ××
5.5

02 / TESTIMONY & EVIDENCECheck each verified statement

1

Tess I was in the same row as the Clef Mosaic.

2

Vale There was nobody else in my room; I was in the same row as the Score Desk; I was in the same column as the Star Mosaic.

3

Mara There was nobody else in my room.

4

Ren · VICTIM I was in the same row as the Velvet Rug; I was in the same column as the Velvet Rug.

5

Noor Only Ren shared my room.

03 / DEDUCTION NOTES

The victim’s room companion: ________________MURDOK · 007 · 01 / 01