The cases for 2026-09-25

Chalk dust, cellar cold, and a cask that rings hollow. The vintage was switched by someone who knew the tunnel like their own hands. Pin every vintner to a vault before the gavel falls. 4 vintners, 4 vaults, and no two accounts that quite agree — start with Bianca Conti.

1. 1. The vintner blending the sangiovese was right next to the vintner using the stoneware jug.
2. 2. The vintner blending the sauvignon blanc and the vintner using the cork press are the same person.
3. 3. Bianca Conti and the vintner blending the pinot noir are the same person.
4. 4. Cosima Ricci and the vintner blending the tempranillo are the same person.
5. 5. Bianca Conti and the vintner blending the tempranillo had exactly 2 vaults between them.
6. 6. The vintner blending the sangiovese was right next to the vintner using the cork press.
7. 7. The vintner blending the sauvignon blanc was right next to the vintner using the crystal decanter.
8. 8. Amélie Mirabel was in the vault right before the vintner using the steel vat.
9. 9. The vintner blending the sauvignon blanc was right next to the vintner using the steel vat.
10. 10. The vintner blending the sangiovese and the vintner using the crystal decanter are the same person.
11. 11. The vintner using the crystal decanter was in the vault right before the vintner using the cork press.
12. 12. Sylvie Laurent was in a lower-numbered vault than Amélie Mirabel.
13. 13. The vintner blending the sangiovese was in the vault right before the vintner blending the sauvignon blanc.
14. 14. The vintner blending the tempranillo was right next to the vintner using the cork press.

A gold scarab vanished from the dig the night the tomb was broken into. Each member of the expedition bedded down in a different tent strung along the excavation trench. Work the line of tents, tent by tent, and name the thief. The file names 5 diggers; Bram Halloway's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. Bram Halloway was in a lower-numbered tent than Yusra Kassab.
2. 2. The digger guarding the silver ankh and the digger drinking the ginger beer are the same person.
3. 3. The digger guarding the bronze dagger was in the tent right before the digger guarding the lapis amulet.
4. 4. Saffron Bell was right next to the digger drinking the lime cordial.
5. 5. Saffron Bell was right next to the digger guarding the tomb figurine.
6. 6. Bram Halloway and the digger guarding the tomb figurine are the same person.
7. 7. Lucien Mercer was right next to the digger guarding the silver ankh.
8. 8. Yusra Kassab was right next to the digger drinking the hibiscus tea.
9. 9. The digger guarding the lapis amulet and the digger drinking the cold cocoa are the same person.
10. 10. The digger guarding the silver ankh was right next to the digger drinking the lime cordial.
11. 11. The digger guarding the tomb figurine was in a lower-numbered tent than the digger drinking the ginger beer.
12. 12. Major Hugh Petrie was in the tent right before Bram Halloway.
13. 13. The digger guarding the bronze dagger and the digger drinking the goat's milk had exactly 2 tents between them.
14. 14. The digger drinking the hibiscus tea was somewhere after the digger drinking the goat's milk but before the digger drinking the cold cocoa.
15. 15. The digger guarding the silver ankh was in the tent right before the digger drinking the hibiscus tea.
16. 16. Saffron Bell was in the tent right before the digger drinking the hibiscus tea.

The power failed at ten; by the time the candles were lit, the display case stood open and empty. The guests swear they never left their rooms off the great hall. The hall remembers otherwise — map who was where. The file names 5 guests; Hollis Tate's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. Ava Sterling was in the room right before the guest drinking the brandy.
2. 2. The guest drinking the chamomile and the guest carrying the fountain pen had exactly 3 rooms between them.
3. 3. Genevieve Wren and whoever was last seen at half past nine had exactly 2 rooms between them.
4. 4. Ivo Blackwood was in the room right before the guest carrying the candlestick.
5. 5. The guest carrying the riding crop was in the room right before whoever was last seen at 10 pm.
6. 6. The guest drinking the red wine was in a lower-numbered room than whoever was last seen at 8 pm.
7. 7. Juniper Shaw was in the room right before Hollis Tate.
8. 8. The guest drinking the red wine and whoever was last seen at quarter to one are the same person.
9. 9. The guest carrying the pocket watch was in the room right before whoever was last seen at quarter to one.
10. 10. Ivo Blackwood and the guest carrying the silk gloves are the same person.
11. 11. The guest drinking the red wine was in the room right before the guest carrying the silk gloves.
12. 12. The guest carrying the pocket watch and whoever was last seen at half past nine are the same person.
13. 13. Genevieve Wren and the guest drinking the earl grey had exactly 3 rooms between them.
14. 14. The guest carrying the pocket watch was right next to whoever was last seen at quarter to one.
15. 15. Ivo Blackwood was in the room right before whoever was last seen at 8 pm.
16. 16. The guest drinking the sherry was in the room right before the guest drinking the chamomile.