The cases for 2026-07-01

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. Statements were taken from all 4 patrons; Greta Lindqvist's is the first page.

1. 1. Anton Wolfe and the one holding the iced tea are the same person.
2. 2. Cyrus Vane was right next to the one looking at the bronze bust.
3. 3. The one looking at the mobile was somewhere before the one looking at the glass sculpture in the line.
4. 4. The one looking at the mobile was right next to the one holding the vermouth.
5. 5. Greta Lindqvist was right next to the one holding the club soda.
6. 6. The one looking at the bronze bust was in the spot right before the one holding the iced tea.
7. 7. The one looking at the tapestry was somewhere before the one looking at the glass sculpture in the line.
8. 8. Greta Lindqvist and the one looking at the bronze bust are the same person.
9. 9. The one looking at the tapestry was right next to the one holding the vermouth.
10. 10. The one holding the club soda was in the spot right before the one holding the vermouth.
11. 11. Anton Wolfe was right next to the one holding the vermouth.
12. 12. Cyrus Vane and the one looking at the tapestry are the same person.
13. 13. Greta Lindqvist was somewhere before the one holding the kir royale in the line.
14. 14. Ezra Bloom was right next to the one looking at the mobile.
15. 15. Cyrus Vane was somewhere before the one holding the iced tea in the line.
16. 16. Cyrus Vane and the one holding the club soda are the same person.

The picture wrapped at midnight; the final reel never made it to the vault. The backlot row held the whole crew while security swept the lot. Trace the soundstages and find who palmed it. Statements were taken from all 5 crew members; Ruby Marsh's is the first page.

1. 1. Lars Aberg was in the soundstage right before Ruby Marsh.
2. 2. Ruby Marsh was somewhere before the one holding the prop diamond in the line.
3. 3. Faye Okonkwo was right next to the one holding the prop revolver.
4. 4. The camera operator and the one holding the glass goblet are the same person.
5. 5. The lead actress was right next to the one holding the feather boa.
6. 6. Lars Aberg was somewhere before the makeup artist in the line.
7. 7. Nina Castile was in the soundstage right before the sound mixer.
8. 8. The one holding the prop revolver was in the soundstage right before the one holding the prop diamond.
9. 9. The one holding the glass goblet was somewhere before the one holding the feather boa in the line.
10. 10. Hal Ridley was in the soundstage right before the one holding the glass goblet.
11. 11. Nina Castile and the camera operator are not the same person.

A diamond brooch went missing the night the Aurelia steamed out of port. Each first-class passenger settled into a different cabin along the promenade deck, numbered front to back. Reconstruct the deck, cabin by cabin. 5 passengers, 5 cabins, and no two accounts that quite agree — start with Ambrose Whitby.

1. 1. The passenger in the naval greatcoat was in the cabin right before whoever spent the evening at the library.
2. 2. Ambrose Whitby was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the purser's desk in the line.
3. 3. The passenger in the fur stole and whoever spent the evening at the library are the same person.
4. 4. The passenger in the silk evening gown was somewhere before the one getting off at Naples in the line.
5. 5. Whoever spent the evening at the ballroom was in the cabin right before the one getting off at Naples.
6. 6. Beatrice Lyle was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the observation deck in the line.
7. 7. The passenger in the silk evening gown and the one getting off at Port Said are the same person.
8. 8. The passenger in the pinstripe waistcoat was somewhere before the passenger in the fur stole in the line.
9. 9. Ambrose Whitby was in the cabin right before Theo Marchetti.
10. 10. Beatrice Lyle was in the cabin right before the one getting off at Naples.
11. 11. The passenger in the beaded shawl was in the cabin right before the one getting off at Casablanca.
12. 12. Whoever spent the evening at the observation deck was right next to the one getting off at Marseille.
13. 13. Whoever spent the evening at the ballroom and the one getting off at Port Said are the same person.
14. 14. Desmond Clay was somewhere before the passenger in the fur stole in the line.
15. 15. The passenger in the naval greatcoat was right next to the one getting off at Casablanca.
16. 16. The passenger in the pinstripe waistcoat was right next to the one getting off at Lisbon.