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MURDOK / FIELD INVESTIGATION · 046

The Tides on the Stair

Hard
6 × 6 · 20–30 min
DETECTIVE: ____________

Salt Stair Marine Institute · A curator was killed while checking specimens lost in a reported flood. Salt marks climbed the stairs, but the lower passage leading outside was completely dry.

1.1Star Mosaic
1.201
1.303
1.4
1.5Records Desk ××
1.6
2.104
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.502
2.6
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5Service Door ××
3.6
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6Star Rug
5.105
5.2
5.3
5.4Inlaid Mosaic ××
5.5
5.6
6.1Potted Fern ××
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6

02 / TESTIMONY & EVIDENCECheck each verified statement

1

Ren I was in the same column as the Potted Fern.

2

Vale I was in the same column as the Service Door.

3

Noor · VICTIM I was in the same column as the Inlaid Mosaic.

4

Mara Only Noor shared my room.

5

Ivo I was in the same row as the Inlaid Mosaic.

6

Elian There was nobody else in my room.

03 / DEDUCTION NOTES

The victim’s room companion: ________________MURDOK · 046 · 01 / 01