The cases for 2026-11-01

By the time the chapel bells rang, every story matched: locked library, missing volume, a corridor of scholars who saw nothing. The rooms know better. Place every professor before the college calls its hearing. 4 professors, 4 rooms, and no two accounts that quite agree — start with Chaplain Sykes.

1. 1. Provost Crewe was in a lower-numbered room than the professor who claimed to be at the wine cellar.
2. 2. Chaplain Sykes was in the room right before the professor reading the map of antiquity.
3. 3. Don Whitlock was right next to the professor who claimed to be at the porter's lodge.
4. 4. The professor reading the legal codex was right next to the professor who claimed to be at the wine cellar.
5. 5. The professor reading the legal codex was in a lower-numbered room than the professor who claimed to be at the archives.
6. 6. Chaplain Sykes was right next to the professor reading the psalm book.
7. 7. Dr. Albright was right next to the professor reading the legal codex.
8. 8. Provost Crewe was in the room right before Don Whitlock.
9. 9. Provost Crewe and the professor reading the anatomy folio are the same person.
10. 10. Don Whitlock was right next to the professor who claimed to be at the observatory.
11. 11. The professor reading the legal codex was right next to the professor who claimed to be at the archives.
12. 12. The professor reading the psalm book was in the room right before the professor who claimed to be at the observatory.
13. 13. Provost Crewe and the professor who claimed to be at the archives had exactly 2 rooms between them.

On Stage Nine they shot the ending twice: once on film, once for real. The reel is gone and the crew is scattered down the backlot row, each with a stage and a story. Match them up. The file names 5 crew members; Otto Lindqvist's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. The lead actress was right next to the crew member holding the glass goblet.
2. 2. The makeup artist was right next to the crew member holding the prop diamond.
3. 3. Cyril Dunne was in the soundstage right before the crew member holding the glass goblet.
4. 4. The best boy was somewhere after the makeup artist but before the film loader.
5. 5. Sid Brennan was right next to the makeup artist.
6. 6. Otto Lindqvist was in a lower-numbered soundstage than the crew member holding the megaphone.
7. 7. Cyril Dunne was in a lower-numbered soundstage than the crew member holding the fake telegram.
8. 8. Cyril Dunne was somewhere after Otto Lindqvist but before Lars Aberg.
9. 9. Lars Aberg was right next to the best boy.
10. 10. Hal Ridley and the crew member holding the fake telegram are the same person.
11. 11. Cyril Dunne and the lead actress had exactly 1 soundstage between them.
12. 12. Cyril Dunne was right next to the stunt double.
13. 13. The stunt double and the crew member holding the glass goblet had exactly 1 soundstage between them.
14. 14. Hal Ridley was right next to the crew member holding the spotlight gel.
15. 15. The crew member holding the prop diamond was in a lower-numbered soundstage than the crew member holding the spotlight gel.
16. 16. Sid Brennan was in the soundstage right before the crew member holding the spotlight gel.

The night manager of the Hotel Meridian was found slumped over the register, and the guest book had been altered. Each suspect took a different suite along the tower's top corridor, front to back. Sort out who stayed where. The file names 5 guests; Philippa Drake's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. The guest carrying the ivory key tag and whoever ordered the kippers had exactly 2 suites between them.
2. 2. Philippa Drake was right next to the guest pretending to be the horse breeder.
3. 3. The guest pretending to be the travel writer was in the suite right before whoever ordered the crepes.
4. 4. Oscar Dunne and the guest carrying the amber key tag are the same person.
5. 5. The guest pretending to be the heiress was right next to the guest carrying the ivory key tag.
6. 6. The guest pretending to be the antique dealer was in the suite right before the guest pretending to be the horse breeder.
7. 7. The guest pretending to be the antique dealer was in a lower-numbered suite than the guest carrying the jade key tag.
8. 8. Gideon Marsh and the guest pretending to be the horse breeder are the same person.
9. 9. Oscar Dunne and the guest pretending to be the heiress are the same person.
10. 10. Gideon Marsh was in the suite right before the guest pretending to be the stage magician.
11. 11. Constance Vail was in the suite right before whoever ordered the crepes.
12. 12. The guest pretending to be the stage magician and whoever ordered the eggs benedict are the same person.
13. 13. The guest carrying the copper key tag was in the suite right before the guest carrying the onyx key tag.
14. 14. Emerson Gale was in a lower-numbered suite than the guest pretending to be the horse breeder.
15. 15. Oscar Dunne was in a lower-numbered suite than whoever ordered the brioche.