The cases for 2026-09-13

Snowed in, counted, and one short at breakfast. The cabins along the ridge held every visitor overnight: the drifts kept them honest about leaving, not about where. Work out who stayed in which. 4 visitors, 4 cabins, and no two accounts that quite agree — start with Henrik Dale.

1. 1. Henrik Dale was in a lower-numbered cabin than the visitor who came up on the dog team.
2. 2. The skier in the tartan scarf and the visitor who came up on the snowmobile are the same person.
3. 3. Ingrid Voss was right next to the skier in the tartan scarf.
4. 4. The skier in the fox stole was in the cabin right before the visitor who came up on the snowmobile.
5. 5. The skier in the fox stole was somewhere after the skier in the black shearling but before the skier in the navy anorak.
6. 6. Jorah Klein was right next to the visitor who came up on the snowmobile.
7. 7. Jorah Klein and the skier in the navy anorak are the same person.
8. 8. Henrik Dale and the skier in the navy anorak had exactly 2 cabins between them.
9. 9. Jorah Klein and the skier in the fox stole had exactly 1 cabin between them.
10. 10. The visitor who came up on the nordic skis was in a lower-numbered cabin than the visitor who came up on the snowcat.
11. 11. Jorah Klein and the visitor who came up on the dog team are the same person.
12. 12. The skier in the fox stole was in a lower-numbered cabin than the visitor who came up on the dog team.

The bloom they waited a decade for lasted one night. By morning the stem was cut and the glasshouses stood quiet along the path. Fix each botanist to a glasshouse before the curator's inventory. The file names 5 botanists; Niko Petrakis's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. The botanist tending the silver moss was in the glasshouse right before the botanist tending the flame protea.
2. 2. Emeka Osei was in a lower-numbered glasshouse than the botanist tending the blue lotus.
3. 3. The botanist carrying the watering can was in a lower-numbered glasshouse than the botanist carrying the brass mister.
4. 4. The botanist tending the silver moss was right next to the botanist carrying the brass mister.
5. 5. The botanist tending the flame protea was in the glasshouse right before the botanist carrying the spray bottle.
6. 6. Dr. Fern Whitlock was right next to the botanist tending the night orchid.
7. 7. The botanist tending the climbing fig was in a lower-numbered glasshouse than the botanist carrying the brass mister.
8. 8. Dr. Fern Whitlock and the botanist tending the flame protea are the same person.
9. 9. Emeka Osei was right next to the botanist tending the silver moss.
10. 10. The botanist tending the flame protea was somewhere after the botanist tending the silver moss but before the botanist tending the night orchid.
11. 11. Emeka Osei and the botanist carrying the watering can are the same person.
12. 12. Dr. Fern Whitlock was somewhere after Niko Petrakis but before Ingrid Solveig.
13. 13. Camille Dubois and the botanist carrying the watering can had exactly 3 glasshouses between them.
14. 14. Emeka Osei was in the glasshouse right before the botanist carrying the potting fork.

The Canary's last night ended with an empty cash drawer and a room that saw nothing. Every regular held a booth along the wall until the lights came up. Put each of them back in theirs. The file names 5 regulars; Sal Brigante's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. Inez Montoya and the regular drinking the bee's knees are the same person.
2. 2. The regular flashing the ostrich-feather fan was in a lower-numbered booth than the regular pretending to be the off-duty cop.
3. 3. The regular drinking the french 75 and the regular pretending to be the silent-film actress are the same person.
4. 4. The regular pretending to be the traveling salesman was in the booth right before the regular pretending to be the off-duty cop.
5. 5. The regular drinking the bee's knees was in the booth right before the regular drinking the whiskey sour.
6. 6. Ruby Calhoun and the regular pretending to be the traveling salesman had exactly 2 booths between them.
7. 7. Inez Montoya was in the booth right before Fay Delacroix.
8. 8. The regular drinking the bee's knees and the regular flashing the alligator wallet are the same person.
9. 9. Ruby Calhoun was in a lower-numbered booth than the regular flashing the opera glasses.
10. 10. Ruby Calhoun and the regular pretending to be the news columnist are the same person.
11. 11. The regular drinking the whiskey sour and the regular pretending to be the silent-film actress had exactly 2 booths between them.
12. 12. The regular drinking the southside and the regular pretending to be the bootlegger's cousin are the same person.
13. 13. Sal Brigante and the regular drinking the bee's knees had exactly 1 booth between them.
14. 14. Carmine Russo was in a lower-numbered booth than the regular flashing the ruby stickpin.
15. 15. The regular drinking the french 75 and the regular flashing the emerald ring are the same person.