The cases for 2026-09-23

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. 4 passengers, 4 compartments, and no two accounts that quite agree — start with Leo Fontaine.

1. 1. Leo Fontaine was in the compartment right before the passenger headed to Pinehurst.
2. 2. Iris Calloway was in a lower-numbered compartment than Leo Fontaine.
3. 3. Leo Fontaine was in a lower-numbered compartment than the passenger with the medical bag.
4. 4. Iris Calloway was in a lower-numbered compartment than Nils Berg.
5. 5. The passenger with the birdcage was somewhere after the passenger with the film canister but before the passenger with the medical bag.
6. 6. Iris Calloway and the passenger headed to Dunmore are the same person.
7. 7. Pavel Novak was right next to the passenger with the birdcage.
8. 8. The passenger with the violin case and the passenger headed to Saltcliff had exactly 1 compartment between them.
9. 9. The passenger with the film canister and the passenger headed to Eastgate are the same person.
10. 10. The passenger with the birdcage and the passenger headed to Saltcliff are the same person.
11. 11. Nils Berg was in the compartment right before Leo Fontaine.
12. 12. The passenger with the violin case was right next to the passenger headed to Eastgate.
13. 13. The passenger with the medical bag was right next to the passenger headed to Saltcliff.

An avalanche sealed the only road, a guest never came down to breakfast, and a strongbox sits empty. Each visitor took a separate cabin strung along the snowbound ridge. Work out who stayed where before the thaw lets the inspector through. The file names 5 visitors; Caro Lindholm's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. The skier in the grey wool coat was in the cabin right before the skier in the fox stole.
2. 2. Henrik Dale and the visitor who came up on the toboggan are the same person.
3. 3. The skier in the quilted vest was in a lower-numbered cabin than the visitor who came up on the dog team.
4. 4. Greta Halvorsen was right next to the skier in the fur-lined cape.
5. 5. Greta Halvorsen was right next to the skier in the grey wool coat.
6. 6. Caro Lindholm was in a lower-numbered cabin than the skier in the fur-lined cape.
7. 7. Greta Halvorsen and the skier in the quilted vest had exactly 1 cabin between them.
8. 8. The visitor who came up on the snowshoes was in the cabin right before the visitor who came up on the dog team.
9. 9. The skier in the grey wool coat was somewhere after the skier in the quilted vest but before the skier in the fur-lined cape.
10. 10. Bram Solheim and the skier in the quilted vest are the same person.
11. 11. Greta Halvorsen was in a lower-numbered cabin than the skier in the red parka.
12. 12. Henrik Dale was in the cabin right before the visitor who came up on the snowcat.
13. 13. Caro Lindholm was in the cabin right before the visitor who came up on the dog team.

The books don't add up: five figures short, one long night. Every employee was at a different desk down the office floor. Figure out who sat where before the auditor arrives. Statements were taken from all 5 employees; Vera Stone's is the first page.

1. 1. The employee with the sparkling water and whoever badged out at 10:55 are the same person.
2. 2. Ximena Cruz and the employee from compliance are the same person.
3. 3. Yusuf Demir was right next to the employee with the matcha latte.
4. 4. Priya Nair was at the desk right before the employee from accounting.
5. 5. Yusuf Demir and whoever badged out at 5:50 are the same person.
6. 6. The employee with the green tea was at a lower-numbered desk than the employee from legal.
7. 7. Sam Okafor was at the desk right before the employee from security.
8. 8. The employee with the green tea and the employee from facilities are the same person.
9. 9. Sam Okafor was at a lower-numbered desk than whoever badged out at 9:05.
10. 10. Priya Nair was at a lower-numbered desk than Yusuf Demir.
11. 11. Ximena Cruz and the employee from facilities had exactly 3 desks between them.
12. 12. Ximena Cruz and the employee with the matcha latte are the same person.
13. 13. The employee with the sparkling water was at a lower-numbered desk than the employee from accounting.
14. 14. The employee with the matcha latte was right next to the employee from security.
15. 15. The employee with the energy drink was right next to whoever badged out at 8:40.