The cases for 2026-08-03

A priceless star map disappeared the night of the eclipse. Each astronomer worked through the dark in a different dome along the ridge. Walk the domes, one by one, and name the thief.

1. 1. The one using the pendulum clock was somewhere before the one tracking the lunar crater in the line.
2. 2. Ottoline Grey and the one tracking the lunar crater are the same person.
3. 3. Ottoline Grey and the one using the orrery are the same person.
4. 4. The one using the pendulum clock was right next to the one tracking the lunar crater.
5. 5. Dr. Halley Vance and the one tracking the eclipse are the same person.
6. 6. Dr. Halley Vance was right next to the one using the orrery.
7. 7. Ottoline Grey was right next to the one tracking the red planet.
8. 8. Mira Castellan was right next to the one tracking the lunar crater.
9. 9. The one using the orrery and the one tracking the meteor shower were exactly 2 domes apart.
10. 10. Lena Ostrov was in the dome right before Dr. Halley Vance.
11. 11. The one using the reflector scope was in the dome right before the one using the pendulum clock.

The night train pulled in one passenger short. The remaining travelers each rode in a different compartment, numbered from the engine back. Reconstruct the carriage.

1. 1. Tilda Moreno was right next to the one headed to Ashport.
2. 2. The passenger with the birdcage was right next to the one headed to Eastgate.
3. 3. The passenger with the violin case was somewhere before the passenger with the portmanteau in the line.
4. 4. The passenger with the hat box was somewhere before the passenger with the typewriter case in the line.
5. 5. Iris Calloway was in the compartment right before the one headed to Saltcliff.
6. 6. The passenger with the violin case was somewhere before the one headed to Saltcliff in the line.
7. 7. Pavel Novak was somewhere after Mona Reyes but before Tilda Moreno.
8. 8. Katya Brandt and the passenger with the birdcage are the same person.
9. 9. Katya Brandt was right next to the one headed to Eastgate.
10. 10. Tilda Moreno was in the compartment right before the passenger with the birdcage.
11. 11. The passenger with the typewriter case was right next to the one headed to Windmere.
12. 12. The passenger with the typewriter case was right next to the one headed to Eastgate.
13. 13. The one headed to Eastgate was in the compartment right before the one headed to Ashport.
14. 14. The passenger with the violin case was in the compartment right before the one headed to Windmere.

A fake high-value chip worth a fortune slipped through the cashier's cage just before the house closed the books. Every suspect sat in a different private gaming room set out in a single long row. Trace the row and unmask the forger.

1. 1. Whoever stacked the scarlet chips and the one drinking the champagne were exactly 2 rooms apart.
2. 2. Salvatore Greco and the baccarat player are the same person.
3. 3. Ingrid Halvorsen and the one drinking the absinthe are the same person.
4. 4. Whoever stacked the scarlet chips was somewhere before whoever stacked the violet chips in the line.
5. 5. Ingrid Halvorsen was in the room right before Romy Castellan.
6. 6. The roulette player was right next to the one drinking the absinthe.
7. 7. Romy Castellan was right next to whoever stacked the rose-gold chips.
8. 8. The one drinking the champagne was somewhere after the one drinking the absinthe but before the one drinking the sazerac.
9. 9. The roulette player was in the room right before whoever stacked the rose-gold chips.
10. 10. The roulette player was somewhere before the poker player in the line.
11. 11. The poker player was right next to whoever stacked the rose-gold chips.
12. 12. Dashiell Crane and the poker player are the same person.
13. 13. Ingrid Halvorsen was in the room right before the roulette player.
14. 14. Whoever stacked the emerald chips was right next to the one drinking the champagne.
15. 15. Whoever stacked the scarlet chips was in the room right before the one drinking the sidecar.
16. 16. Dashiell Crane and whoever stacked the emerald chips are the same person.
17. 17. The high-stakes baccarat player was in the room right before whoever stacked the scarlet chips.