The cases for 2026-07-07

A rare orchid worth a small fortune was cut and stolen the night it finally bloomed. Each botanist tended a different glasshouse along the garden path. Sort out who worked where before the curator counts the pots.

1. 1. The one tending the passion vine was right next to the one carrying the seed tray.
2. 2. Tobias Crane and the one carrying the glass cloche are the same person.
3. 3. Tobias Crane was right next to the one tending the climbing fig.
4. 4. Marisol Vega was right next to the one carrying the spray bottle.
5. 5. Emeka Osei and the one carrying the spray bottle are the same person.
6. 6. The one tending the night orchid and the one carrying the watering can are the same person.
7. 7. Emeka Osei was somewhere before Niko Petrakis in the line.
8. 8. The one tending the climbing fig and the one carrying the seed tray are the same person.
9. 9. Marisol Vega and the one carrying the watering can are the same person.
10. 10. The one carrying the seed tray was somewhere after the one carrying the watering can but before the one carrying the glass cloche.
11. 11. The one tending the passion vine was in the glasshouse right before the one tending the climbing fig.
12. 12. Niko Petrakis was in the glasshouse right before Tobias Crane.

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 smoking room are the same person.
2. 2. Desmond Clay was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the wireless office in the line.
3. 3. The passenger in the pinstripe waistcoat was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the library in the line.
4. 4. Vivienne Aubert was somewhere before the passenger in the beaded shawl in the line.
5. 5. Vivienne Aubert was in the cabin right before the passenger in the crimson kimono.
6. 6. Marguerite Bell and whoever spent the evening at the purser's desk were exactly 4 cabins apart.
7. 7. The passenger in the silk evening gown was right next to whoever spent the evening at the purser's desk.
8. 8. Rafael Mendoza and whoever spent the evening at the library were exactly 4 cabins apart.
9. 9. The passenger in the crimson kimono was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the library in the line.
10. 10. Rafael Mendoza was in the cabin right before the passenger in the silk evening gown.
11. 11. The passenger in the silk evening gown was right next to whoever spent the evening at the cocktail bar.
12. 12. Vivienne Aubert was right next to whoever spent the evening at the smoking room.
13. 13. The passenger in the pinstripe waistcoat was in the cabin right before whoever spent the evening at the smoking room.

The reel of the final scene vanished from the lot the night the picture wrapped. Each member of the crew waited out the search on a different soundstage down the backlot row. Trace the row, stage by stage, and find who took it.

1. 1. The clapper loader was right next to the one holding the glass goblet.
2. 2. The lead actress was in the soundstage right before the one holding the boom mic.
3. 3. Ruby Marsh and the clapper loader were exactly 2 soundstages apart.
4. 4. The stunt double and whoever wrapped at 11 pm are the same person.
5. 5. The one holding the megaphone was somewhere before whoever wrapped at 8 pm in the line.
6. 6. The one holding the prop diamond was in the soundstage right before whoever wrapped at 11 pm.
7. 7. The one holding the reel canister was somewhere before whoever wrapped at 10 pm in the line.
8. 8. Hal Ridley and the one holding the megaphone were exactly 4 soundstages apart.
9. 9. The stunt double was somewhere before whoever wrapped at 1 am in the line.
10. 10. Marcus Kemp was in the soundstage right before whoever wrapped at 8 pm.
11. 11. Sid Brennan was in the soundstage right before the one holding the glass goblet.
12. 12. The stunt double was somewhere before whoever wrapped at 10 pm in the line.
13. 13. The dialect coach was in the soundstage right before the lead actress.