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Esme
Reads tarot, palms and, occasionally, the room.
Scholar — Knows a lot. Mentions it.
In their own words
“The cards warned me about today.”
“Your aura is very… investigative.”
“Mercury is in retrograde. Explains everything.”
“The tea leaves warned me about tonight.”— in Victorian London, 1888
Characters’ asides never contain clues. In a case, only their statements count as evidence.
Case record
Esme has stood in 20 lineups so far, as a playwright, a chemist, a air-traffic controller, a teacher, a writer, a interpreter and more. Whether they were guilty is something you’ll have to prove for yourself.
- Oct 23, 2026Sold Out in Four Minutes — as playwrightHard case
- Oct 21, 2026Everything Left Wearing a Coat — as chemistHard case
- Oct 20, 2026The Chandelier Falls at Eight — as playwrightMedium case
- Oct 20, 2026The Holding Pattern — as air-traffic controllerEasy case
- Oct 19, 2026Who Sold the Village Green? — as teacherMedium case
- Oct 18, 2026Lobster for the Whole Crew — as writerHard case
- Oct 17, 2026Eleven Small Words — as interpreterMedium case
- Oct 14, 2026Ninety Seconds Behind the Curtain — as fashion criticMedium case
- Oct 13, 2026Eight Small Holes — as professorMedium case
- Oct 12, 2026The Ending That Was Never Filmed — as writerEasy case
- Oct 8, 2026The Fire Drill on the Fourth Floor — as sommelierMedium case
- Oct 7, 2026The Séance at Morrow Hall — as librarianHard case
- Oct 7, 2026The Moon Rock Swap — as rocket scientistMedium case
- Oct 7, 2026Three Thousand Seats That Weren't — as data analystEasy case
- Oct 6, 2026Blind Tasting at Château Morel — as winemakerHard case
- Oct 5, 2026The Million on the Velvet Table — as technicianHard case
- Oct 4, 2026Murder Mystery on the Danube Star — as professorHard case
- Oct 3, 2026Six Blue Eggs — as zoologistHard case
- Oct 1, 2026The Patient Who Never Was — as surgeonHard case
- Oct 1, 2026The Second Duchess of Fenwick — as librarianEasy case
Track record
In the 20 cases old enough to have a published walkthrough, Esme turned out to be a criminal 11 times and innocent 9 times. Not a face to trust — but every case is decided by its own evidence. Today’s and yesterday’s cases are left out so nothing is spoiled.
Often in the same lineup as
Hugo (12 cases) · Joan (12 cases) · Dexter (11 cases) · Marco (11 cases)
Other scholars
Ada (pedant) · Joan (headmistress) · Lena (overachiever) · Quinn (hacker) · Raj (know-it-all) · Theo (nerd) · Xavier (professor)