The cases for 2026-06-28

A fake painting surfaced at last night's opening. Each guest stopped at a different spot along the gallery wall. Trace their evening, spot by spot.

1. 1. Freya Holt and the one looking at the charcoal sketch are the same person.
2. 2. Freya Holt was somewhere before the one holding the kir royale in the line.
3. 3. The one looking at the still life and the one holding the champagne are the same person.
4. 4. Delphine Roux was somewhere before the one holding the red wine in the line.
5. 5. Anton Wolfe and the one looking at the triptych are the same person.
6. 6. Freya Holt was right next to the one holding the champagne.
7. 7. Delphine Roux was right next to the one holding the white wine.
8. 8. Otto Krane was in the spot right before the one looking at the still life.
9. 9. The one looking at the charcoal sketch was in the spot right before the one holding the kir royale.
10. 10. The one looking at the charcoal sketch was right next to the one holding the kir royale.
11. 11. Delphine Roux and the one looking at the still life are the same person.
12. 12. Otto Krane and the one looking at the fresco panel are the same person.
13. 13. Freya Holt was right next to the one looking at the triptych.

A gold scarab vanished from the dig the night the tomb was broken into. Each member of the expedition bedded down in a different tent strung along the excavation trench. Work the line of tents, tent by tent, and name the thief.

1. 1. The digger guarding the ivory comb and the one drinking the barley water are the same person.
2. 2. Major Hugh Petrie and the digger guarding the sealed papyrus are the same person.
3. 3. Rashid el-Amin and the digger guarding the painted mask are the same person.
4. 4. Lucien Mercer was right next to the digger guarding the silver ankh.
5. 5. The one drinking the mint tea was in the tent right before the one drinking the hibiscus tea.
6. 6. The one drinking the pomegranate juice was in the tent right before the one drinking the ginger beer.
7. 7. The digger guarding the painted mask was in the tent right before the one drinking the ginger beer.
8. 8. Rashid el-Amin was somewhere before the one drinking the ginger beer in the line.
9. 9. Margot Ashford was somewhere before the one drinking the pomegranate juice in the line.
10. 10. Major Hugh Petrie was somewhere before the one drinking the barley water in the line.
11. 11. Lucien Mercer was in the tent right before the digger guarding the painted mask.
12. 12. The one drinking the hibiscus tea was somewhere before the one drinking the ginger beer in the line.
13. 13. Major Hugh Petrie was somewhere before Lucien Mercer in the line.

A diamond brooch went missing the night the Aurelia steamed out of port. Each first-class passenger retired to a different cabin along the promenade deck, numbered bow to stern. Reconstruct the deck, cabin by cabin.

1. 1. The passenger in the silk evening gown and whoever spent the evening at the cocktail bar are the same person.
2. 2. Theo Marchetti was somewhere before Rafael Mendoza in the line.
3. 3. Whoever spent the evening at the smoking room was somewhere before the one getting off at Genoa in the line.
4. 4. Theo Marchetti was in the cabin right before the passenger in the lace mantilla.
5. 5. The passenger in the emerald sash was in the cabin right before whoever spent the evening at the observation deck.
6. 6. The passenger in the silk evening gown was right next to whoever spent the evening at the promenade rail.
7. 7. Sterling Fox was right next to whoever spent the evening at the promenade rail.
8. 8. Cordelia Ashe and whoever spent the evening at the promenade rail are the same person.
9. 9. Whoever spent the evening at the wireless office was in the cabin right before the one getting off at Marseille.
10. 10. The passenger in the pinstripe waistcoat was in the cabin right before the one getting off at Gibraltar.
11. 11. The passenger in the pinstripe waistcoat was right next to the one getting off at Valletta.
12. 12. The passenger in the pinstripe waistcoat was somewhere before the one getting off at Casablanca in the line.
13. 13. Theo Marchetti was somewhere before the one getting off at Marseille in the line.
14. 14. Sterling Fox was right next to the one getting off at Gibraltar.