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MURDOK / FIELD INVESTIGATION · 087

The Rental Slip

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

Echo House Conservatory · A violin clerk was killed before returning a concert instrument. Its claimed owner overlooked an active rental slip in the case bearing the instrument's serial number.

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1.2Compass Mosaic
1.301
1.403
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.2Records Desk ××
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2.6
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4.2
4.3Compass Rug
4.405
4.5Service Door ××
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5.4Potted Fern ××
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5.604
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6.6Inlaid Mosaic ××

02 / TESTIMONY & EVIDENCECheck each verified statement

1

Tess I was in the same column as the Records Desk.

2

Ivo There was nobody else in my room.

3

Elian · VICTIM I was in the same column as the Service Door.

4

Vale I was in the same row as the Compass Rug; I was in the same column as the Compass Rug; I was west of Ren.

5

Mara There was nobody else in my room; I was in the same row as the Potted Fern.

6

Ren There was nobody else in my room.

03 / DEDUCTION NOTES

The victim’s room companion: ________________MURDOK · 087 · 01 / 01