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MURDOK / FIELD INVESTIGATION · 072

The Crack Under the Wallpaper

Medium
5 × 5 · 12–20 min
DETECTIVE: ____________

Plaster Lane Studio · A building inspector was killed after peeling back new wallpaper. A crack billed as repaired still took a thin card, and the filler tub remained sealed.

1.102
1.2
1.301
1.4Compass Mosaic
1.5Records Desk ××
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
3.103
3.2
3.3
3.4Service Door ××
3.5
4.1Compass Rug
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
5.1
5.204
5.3Inlaid Mosaic ××
5.4
5.5

02 / TESTIMONY & EVIDENCECheck each verified statement

1

Ren I was in the same column as the Service Door; I was north of Vale.

2

Mara · VICTIM I was in the same column as the Records Desk.

3

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

4

Ivo There was nobody else in my room.

5

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

03 / DEDUCTION NOTES

The victim’s room companion: ________________MURDOK · 072 · 01 / 01