The cases for 2026-06-26

Every guest on the top floor signed the book under a name that is not theirs. The bell captain kept his own count — suites, keys, and lies, front to back. Reconcile the corridor. 4 guests, 4 suites, and no two accounts that quite agree — start with Constance Vail.

1. 1. Adelaide Frost was right next to the one carrying the pewter key tag.
2. 2. Rosalind Carver and the one carrying the crystal key tag are the same person.
3. 3. The guest pretending to be the retired colonel was in the suite right before the one carrying the onyx key tag.
4. 4. The guest pretending to be the retired colonel was somewhere before the one carrying the onyx key tag in the line.
5. 5. The guest pretending to be the diplomat was in the suite right before the guest pretending to be the heiress.
6. 6. The guest pretending to be the antique dealer was somewhere before the one carrying the crystal key tag in the line.
7. 7. Rosalind Carver was right next to the one carrying the onyx key tag.
8. 8. The guest pretending to be the retired colonel was right next to the one carrying the ebony key tag.
9. 9. Julius Renard and the one carrying the pewter key tag are the same person.
10. 10. The guest pretending to be the antique dealer was in the suite right before the guest pretending to be the retired colonel.
11. 11. The guest pretending to be the antique dealer was somewhere before the one carrying the onyx key tag in the line.
12. 12. The guest pretending to be the diplomat and the one carrying the onyx key tag are the same person.
13. 13. The guest pretending to be the diplomat was right next to the one carrying the pewter key tag.
14. 14. Constance Vail was right next to the one carrying the crystal key tag.
15. 15. Adelaide Frost and the one carrying the onyx key tag are the same person.

The power failed at ten; by the time the candles were lit, the display case stood open and empty. The guests swear they never left their rooms off the great hall. The hall remembers otherwise — map who was where. Statements were taken from all 5 guests; Ava Sterling's is the first page.

1. 1. Hollis Tate was right next to the one carrying the monocle.
2. 2. Ava Sterling was in the room right before the guest drinking the madeira.
3. 3. Juniper Shaw was in the room right before the one carrying the opera glasses.
4. 4. Juniper Shaw was somewhere before the one carrying the candlestick in the line.
5. 5. Ava Sterling and the guest drinking the chamomile are the same person.
6. 6. Ivo Blackwood and the one carrying the candlestick are the same person.
7. 7. The guest drinking the madeira was in the room right before the one carrying the pocket watch.
8. 8. Juniper Shaw and the guest drinking the claret are the same person.
9. 9. Juniper Shaw was in the room right before Ava Sterling.
10. 10. Ivo Blackwood was right next to the one carrying the opera glasses.
11. 11. The guest drinking the mulled wine was in the room right before the one carrying the monocle.
12. 12. Ivo Blackwood was in the room right before the guest drinking the brandy.

Backstage at the Lyceum, the corridor of dressing rooms holds the whole company — and one very good liar. The hair-clip vanished before the final blackout. Assign every performer to a room before the reviews land. The file names 5 company members; Lucien Beaumont's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. Nadia Volkova was in the dressing room right before the performer in the jester's motley.
2. 2. Della Fontaine was in the dressing room right before the one holding the paper rose.
3. 3. The one holding the hand mirror and whoever was last seen at the first-act aria are the same person.
4. 4. Whoever was last seen at the chorus march was somewhere before whoever was last seen at the first-act aria in the line.
5. 5. The one holding the hand mirror was right next to whoever was last seen at the second-act entrance.
6. 6. Augustin Reyes and the one holding the laurel wreath are the same person.
7. 7. The performer in the mourning veil was right next to whoever was last seen at the chorus march.
8. 8. The one holding the laurel wreath was right next to whoever was last seen at the mad scene.
9. 9. The performer in the mourning veil was right next to the one holding the laurel wreath.
10. 10. The one holding the hand mirror was in the dressing room right before the one holding the paper rose.
11. 11. The one holding the wooden dagger and whoever was last seen at the mad scene are the same person.
12. 12. The performer in the mourning veil was somewhere before the one holding the paper rose in the line.
13. 13. The performer in the powdered wig was in the dressing room right before whoever was last seen at the final blackout.
14. 14. Augustin Reyes was in the dressing room right before the performer in the mourning veil.
15. 15. Serafina Locke was somewhere before the performer in the powdered wig in the line.
16. 16. The performer in the powdered wig and whoever was last seen at the first-act aria are not the same person.
17. 17. Della Fontaine was right next to the performer in the feathered mask.
18. 18. The one holding the letter scroll was in the dressing room right before whoever was last seen at the first-act aria.