The Frame-Up

Checkout at the Hotel Meridian — the Royce frame-up

Every guest on the top floor signed the book under a name that is not theirs. The bell captain kept his own count — suites, keys, and lies, front to back. Reconcile the corridor. The file names 5 guests; Lillian Royce's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. Gideon Marsh and the guest pretending to be the stage magician are the same person.
2. 2. The guest carrying the silver key tag was not in Suite 3.
3. 3. Oscar Dunne and the guest pretending to be the stage magician had exactly 3 suites between them.
4. 4. The guest pretending to be the stage magician was in the suite right before the guest carrying the copper key tag.