Spoiler-Free Tips

The Case Desk can help you get unstuck without opening the solution file.

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  1. Read every clue as if it was placed there on purpose.
  2. Separate what someone says from what the evidence proves.
  3. Mark contradictions before you mark suspects.
  4. Do not choose the loudest suspect. Choose the only suspect the evidence cannot clear.
  5. Track motive, opportunity, means, and alibi separately.
Case Desk Reminder: If a clue feels decorative, look again. In this file, details tend to leave fingerprints.

When You Feel Stuck

Return to the record pages and ask: what changed, who benefited, who needed the framing to look obvious, and who had access before the evidence was discovered?

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