The cases for 2026-06-22

A priceless old book vanished from the college library the night of the founder's feast, and the night porter's keys went with it. Each professor withdrew to a separate room running the length of the old cloister. Reconstruct that night, room by room, before the warden calls a hearing.

1. 1. Dr. Rosendale was in the room right before the scholar reading the map of antiquity.
2. 2. Dr. Rosendale was right next to the one who claimed to be at the muniment room.
3. 3. The scholar reading the star chart was somewhere before the scholar reading the book of hours in the line.
4. 4. Provost Crewe was right next to the scholar reading the star chart.
5. 5. The scholar reading the treatise on optics was right next to the one who claimed to be at the wine cellar.
6. 6. Dr. Rosendale and the one who claimed to be at the wine cellar are the same person.
7. 7. The scholar reading the treatise on optics was in the room right before the one who claimed to be at the wine cellar.
8. 8. The scholar reading the book of hours and the one who claimed to be at the bell tower are the same person.
9. 9. The scholar reading the treatise on optics was somewhere before the one who claimed to be at the lecture theatre in the line.
10. 10. Dr. Albright was in the room right before the scholar reading the star chart.
11. 11. The scholar reading the treatise on optics was in the room right before the scholar reading the star chart.

An avalanche sealed the only road, a guest never came down to breakfast, and a strongbox sits empty. Each visitor took a separate cabin strung along the snowbound ridge. Work out who stayed where before the thaw lets the inspector through.

1. 1. The skier in the quilted gilet was in the cabin right before the one who skied in on the toboggan.
2. 2. Karin Ahlberg was in the cabin right before the skier in the black shearling.
3. 3. The skier in the quilted gilet was somewhere before the one who skied in on the ski lift in the line.
4. 4. Dietrich Vahl was right next to the skier in the quilted gilet.
5. 5. The skier in the loden cloak was in the cabin right before the one who skied in on the horse sleigh.
6. 6. The skier in the loden cloak was right next to the one who skied in on the horse sleigh.
7. 7. Dietrich Vahl was right next to the one who skied in on the horse sleigh.
8. 8. Henrik Dale was in the cabin right before the one who skied in on the cable car.
9. 9. Karin Ahlberg was in the cabin right before the one who skied in on the ski lift.
10. 10. Dietrich Vahl was somewhere before the skier in the red parka in the line.
11. 11. The skier in the loden cloak was right next to the one who skied in on the snowshoes.
12. 12. Lukas Brandt and the one who skied in on the horse sleigh are the same person.
13. 13. Karin Ahlberg and the one who skied in on the toboggan are the same person.
14. 14. Karin Ahlberg was in the cabin right before Finn Aldous.

On closing night the lead singer's diamond hair-clip vanished between the second-act bow and the final blackout. Each member of the company waited out the chaos in a separate dressing room down the backstage corridor. Walk the corridor, door by door, and place them.

1. 1. The one holding the folding fan was somewhere before the one holding the laurel wreath in the line.
2. 2. The performer in the crimson gown was right next to whoever was last seen at the final blackout.
3. 3. Petra Halvorsen was right next to the one holding the wooden dagger.
4. 4. The performer in the velvet cloak was in the dressing room right before the one holding the lute.
5. 5. Petra Halvorsen and the performer in the velvet cloak are the same person.
6. 6. Bianca Orsini was in the dressing room right before the one holding the folding fan.
7. 7. The performer in the tattered cape and the one holding the folding fan are the same person.
8. 8. Bianca Orsini was in the dressing room right before the performer in the tattered cape.
9. 9. Whoever was last seen at the duet finale was in the dressing room right before whoever was last seen at the houselights down.
10. 10. Bianca Orsini was right next to the one holding the shepherd's crook.
11. 11. Emil Sandoval was in the dressing room right before the one holding the laurel wreath.
12. 12. Della Fontaine was somewhere before the one holding the shepherd's crook in the line.
13. 13. Bianca Orsini and the one holding the lute are the same person.
14. 14. Petra Halvorsen was in the dressing room right before the performer in the plumed helmet.
15. 15. Emil Sandoval was in the dressing room right before whoever was last seen at the houselights down.
16. 16. Whoever was last seen at the encore was in the dressing room right before whoever was last seen at the duet finale.