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Basil
Has complained about the weather every day since 1987.
Official — Signs, stamps and judges. Loves a rule.
In their own words
“Too cold. Too loud. Too many questions.”
“In my day, lineups had chairs.”
“Wake me when you've worked it out.”
“In my day, a lineup came with chairs and a decent fire.”— in Victorian London, 1888
Characters’ asides never contain clues. In a case, only their statements count as evidence.
Case record
Basil has stood in 33 lineups so far, as a judge, a magistrate, a pit boss, a diplomat, a clerk of the course, a ambassador and more. Whether they were guilty is something you’ll have to prove for yourself.
- Oct 25, 2026Duck 1,417 Wins by Thirty Yards — as judgeEvil case
- Oct 25, 2026Forty-One Rubbers in a Row — as magistrateEasy case
- Oct 23, 2026The Collapse at Table Nine — as pit bossEasy case
- Oct 22, 2026Green Ink on Lilac Paper — as judgeHard case
- Oct 22, 2026The Coffin Car to Vienna — as diplomatEasy case
- Oct 21, 2026Three Centimetres at the Post — as clerk of the courseMedium case
- Oct 20, 2026The Ambassador's Missing Speech — as ambassadorHard case
- Oct 20, 2026The Holding Pattern — as pilotEasy case
- Oct 18, 2026The Woman with the Wristwatch — as curatorMedium case
- Oct 18, 2026The Horse with Painted Socks — as clerk of the courseEasy case
- Oct 16, 2026The Captain's Charity Auction — as captainMedium case
- Oct 15, 2026Change from the Big Top — as safety inspectorHard case
- Oct 15, 2026The Postman's Screenplay — as directorMedium case
- Oct 14, 2026The Diplomatic Bags That Clinked — as ambassadorEasy case
- Oct 13, 2026Eight Small Holes — as deanMedium case
- Oct 13, 2026Man Overboard at Midnight — as captainEasy case
- Oct 11, 2026Gerald and the Four Hundred Rooms — as hotel managerHard case
- Oct 11, 2026The Ambulance on Moorgate — as accountantMedium case
- Oct 11, 2026The Collection That Launched Early — as show producerEasy case
- Oct 10, 2026The Waterfall on Mars — as mission directorHard case
- Oct 9, 2026Two Hundred Lucky Researchers — as office managerMedium case
- Oct 8, 2026The Fire Drill on the Fourth Floor — as hotel managerMedium case
- Oct 8, 2026The Half-Penny Fortune — as accountantEasy case
- Oct 6, 2026The Machine That Answered Too Well — as office managerEasy case
Track record
In the 31 cases old enough to have a published walkthrough, Basil turned out to be a criminal 9 times and innocent 22 times. Roughly what you would expect by chance: a past record is never evidence in Clues & Culprits. Today’s and yesterday’s cases are left out so nothing is spoiled.
Often in the same lineup as
Greta (28 cases) · Emil (20 cases) · Kira (19 cases) · Mila (18 cases)
Other officials
Emil (bookworm) · Greta (stickler) · Omar (diplomat) · Suki (strategist) · Ursula (battle-axe)