The cases for 2026-07-15

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 naval greatcoat and whoever spent the evening at the grand staircase were exactly 2 cabins apart.
2. 2. Ingrid Solberg was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the ballroom in the line.
3. 3. Theo Marchetti was in the cabin right before the passenger in the beaded shawl.
4. 4. Ingrid Solberg and whoever spent the evening at the promenade rail are the same person.
5. 5. Theo Marchetti and the passenger in the velvet cloak are the same person.
6. 6. The passenger in the beaded shawl was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the ballroom in the line.
7. 7. The passenger in the fur stole was right next to whoever spent the evening at the library.
8. 8. The passenger in the velvet cloak and whoever spent the evening at the grand staircase are the same person.
9. 9. The passenger in the beaded shawl and whoever spent the evening at the promenade rail are the same person.
10. 10. Vivienne Aubert and the passenger in the velvet cloak were exactly 2 cabins apart.
11. 11. Honoria Pratt was right next to the passenger in the naval greatcoat.
12. 12. Theo Marchetti was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the library in the line.
13. 13. Honoria Pratt and whoever spent the evening at the ballroom are the same person.
14. 14. Vivienne Aubert was right next to the passenger in the fur stole.

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. The scholar reading the star chart and the one who claimed to be at the wine cellar are the same person.
2. 2. The scholar reading the treatise on optics was in the room right before the one who claimed to be at the wine cellar.
3. 3. Bursar Quill was right next to the scholar reading the alchemical manual.
4. 4. The scholar reading the alchemical manual and the one who claimed to be at the wine cellar were exactly 2 rooms apart.
5. 5. Reader Vane and the one who claimed to be at the chapel were exactly 3 rooms apart.
6. 6. The scholar reading the star chart was in the room right before the one who claimed to be at the chapel.
7. 7. The scholar reading the star chart was somewhere before the scholar reading the legal codex in the line.
8. 8. Don Whitlock was in the room right before Provost Crewe.
9. 9. The one who claimed to be at the wine cellar was somewhere after the one who claimed to be at the bell tower but before the one who claimed to be at the rose garden.
10. 10. Reader Vane was in the room right before the one who claimed to be at the bell tower.
11. 11. Provost Crewe was right next to the scholar reading the legal codex.
12. 12. Bursar Quill and the scholar reading the legal codex were exactly 2 rooms apart.

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. Imogen Frey was somewhere before the one looking at the glass sculpture in the line.
2. 2. Jasper Quill and the one holding the iced tea were exactly 2 spots apart.
3. 3. Whoever arrived at 7:00 was in the spot right before whoever arrived at 9:15.
4. 4. The one holding the red wine was right next to whoever arrived at 6:40.
5. 5. Imogen Frey was right next to the one looking at the glass sculpture.
6. 6. The one looking at the mobile and whoever arrived at 9:15 are the same person.
7. 7. The one looking at the fresco panel and the one holding the iced tea are the same person.
8. 8. The one holding the kir royale was right next to whoever arrived at 7:35.
9. 9. Jasper Quill was in the spot right before Freya Holt.
10. 10. The one holding the lemonade and whoever arrived at 6:40 are the same person.
11. 11. Whoever arrived at 7:00 was somewhere after whoever arrived at 6:40 but before whoever arrived at 9:15.
12. 12. The one holding the red wine and whoever arrived at 8:10 are the same person.
13. 13. Freya Holt was right next to the one holding the red wine.
14. 14. The one holding the sparkling water and whoever arrived at 8:10 were exactly 4 spots apart.
15. 15. The one looking at the mobile was in the spot right before the one holding the sparkling water.
16. 16. Ezra Bloom was right next to the one looking at the charcoal sketch.