The cases for 2026-08-06

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 bonsai pine and the one carrying the watering can are the same person.
2. 2. The one carrying the pruning shears was in the glasshouse right before the one carrying the wire trellis.
3. 3. The one tending the dragon tree was somewhere before the one tending the flame protea in the line.
4. 4. Camille Dubois was right next to the one carrying the wire trellis.
5. 5. The one tending the bonsai pine was somewhere before the one carrying the spray bottle in the line.
6. 6. Ingrid Solveig was right next to the one carrying the watering can.
7. 7. Auguste Roy was in the glasshouse right before the one carrying the wire trellis.
8. 8. Lorne Maddox was in the glasshouse right before the one carrying the watering can.
9. 9. Auguste Roy was in the glasshouse right before the one tending the dragon tree.
10. 10. The one tending the flame protea was right next to the one carrying the watering can.
11. 11. The one tending the dragon tree and the one carrying the spray bottle were exactly 2 glasshouses apart.
12. 12. The one tending the dragon tree and the one carrying the wire trellis are the same person.

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. Maxim Volkov was somewhere before Theo Marchetti in the line.
2. 2. Ingrid Solberg was right next to whoever spent the evening at the cocktail bar.
3. 3. Maxim Volkov and the passenger in the fur stole are the same person.
4. 4. Ingrid Solberg and whoever spent the evening at the promenade rail are the same person.
5. 5. Ingrid Solberg was somewhere before Theo Marchetti in the line.
6. 6. The passenger in the lace mantilla was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the card lounge in the line.
7. 7. The passenger in the lace mantilla was somewhere before whoever spent the evening at the purser's desk in the line.
8. 8. Ingrid Solberg was in the cabin right before the passenger in the fur stole.
9. 9. Ingrid Solberg was in the cabin right before whoever spent the evening at the cocktail bar.
10. 10. Honoria Pratt and the passenger in the lace mantilla were exactly 4 cabins apart.
11. 11. The passenger in the beaded shawl and whoever spent the evening at the promenade rail are the same person.
12. 12. Whoever spent the evening at the purser's desk was somewhere after whoever spent the evening at the verandah cafe but before whoever spent the evening at the card lounge.
13. 13. The passenger in the emerald sash and whoever spent the evening at the purser's desk are the same person.

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. Otto Lindqvist was in the soundstage right before the stunt double.
2. 2. The camera operator was in the soundstage right before whoever wrapped at 11 pm.
3. 3. Ruby Marsh was in the soundstage right before Marcus Kemp.
4. 4. Ruby Marsh was right next to whoever wrapped at 11 pm.
5. 5. Hal Ridley was somewhere before whoever wrapped at 2 am in the line.
6. 6. Marcus Kemp and whoever wrapped at 5 pm were exactly 3 soundstages apart.
7. 7. The camera operator was right next to whoever wrapped at 11 pm.
8. 8. Otto Lindqvist was in the soundstage right before whoever wrapped at 6 pm.
9. 9. Lars Aberg was in the soundstage right before the one holding the feather boa.
10. 10. Hal Ridley was somewhere before the one holding the script binder in the line.
11. 11. The camera operator and the one holding the glass goblet were exactly 3 soundstages apart.
12. 12. The one holding the reel canister was in the soundstage right before whoever wrapped at 6 pm.
13. 13. Lars Aberg and the best boy are the same person.
14. 14. Lars Aberg and the sound mixer were exactly 4 soundstages apart.