VerdictCASE Nº 2026-06-13 · HARD · 0:00

Opening Night at the Meridian Gallery — the Hale file

A forged canvas surfaced at last night's opening. Each patron lingered at a different alcove along the gallery wall. Trace their evening, alcove by alcove.

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Patron
Admiring
Glass
Arrived

Case notes

  1. 1. The one holding the lemonade was directly next to whoever arrived at 7:45.
  2. 2. Anton Wolfe is whoever arrived at 8:30.
  3. 3. The patron admiring the triptych was somewhere before the patron admiring the mobile.
  4. 4. The one holding the champagne is whoever arrived at 8:30.
  5. 5. Beatrix Hale was one alcove before the one holding the white wine.
  6. 6. Ezra Bloom was directly next to whoever arrived at 9:00.
  7. 7. The patron admiring the mobile is the one holding the white wine.
  8. 8. The one holding the lemonade was directly next to whoever arrived at 9:15.
  9. 9. The patron admiring the mobile was directly next to the one holding the lemonade.
  10. 10. The one holding the whiskey was somewhere before whoever arrived at 7:45.
  11. 11. The patron admiring the miniature was directly next to the one holding the white wine.
  12. 12. Hugo Marchetti was directly next to whoever arrived at 8:10.
  13. 13. The patron admiring the tapestry was directly next to the one holding the amaretto.
  14. 14. The patron admiring the seascape was somewhere before whoever arrived at 8:10.
  15. 15. The one holding the whiskey was one alcove before whoever arrived at 9:00.
  16. 16. Otto Krane was one alcove before whoever arrived at 9:15.