Free mini mystery / Case 001
The Vanishing Letter.
A gallery reception. A locked cabinet. A letter that could ruin a man’s reputation. Four minutes later, the cabinet is empty.
Read five short exhibits, solve one quick puzzle and catch the person whose story doesn’t fit. Everything you need is in the case.
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Bellweather Gallery / Case 001
01 / EXAMINE THE EVIDENCEThe Vanishing Letter.
The letter vanished between 20:06 and 20:10. Find the real time, compare the stories and decide who took it.
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Who took the letter?
Name the thief, then choose the evidence that puts them at the cabinet. A suspicious motive alone is not enough.
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Case closed · Letter recovered
Four minutes broke his alibi.
“Your camera says 20:04,” Miles says. “Before Ada’s inspection.”
You turn the photograph towards him. “Your camera is four minutes slow.”
The room falls silent. Miles opens his auction catalogue and slides out the stolen letter. His ownership claim — and his terrace alibi — have just collapsed.
- 20:04 on camera = 20:08 in the gallery.The photographed clocks establish the four-minute offset.
- Band 27 opened the cabinet.The intact, unique band was still attached to Miles’s wrist.
- Miles’s terrace story cannot be true.He claimed he stayed there from 20:06 to 20:10. The corrected record places him at the cabinet at 20:08.
Ada’s note explains the motive: the letter proved Miles was preparing to sell a collection he did not own. Nora’s lounge entry does not connect her to the cabinet.