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Oct 11, 2026 — Evil case
For a month, the Lantern's photographs of a black panther prowling Hampstead Heath doubled its sales and emptied the city's parks at dusk. Yesterday the 'panther' was found asleep in a garden in Highgate. It is a Great Dane called Duchess, recently dyed jet black.
This Evil case seats 25 suspects on a 5×5 grid. 21 of them carry a clue; the other 4 only have something to say about themselves. 7 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Every verdict you enter is checked against all the scenarios that still fit the statements on file, so a move only sticks when it is proven.
The opening statement
Bea the intern starts the case already proven a criminal:
Everyone between me and Emil is a criminal.— Bea, intern (B1)
The lineup
Suspects stand in alphabetical order, left to right and top to bottom. Each belongs to one of Clues & Culprits’ twelve character classes — the badge on their nameplate. This case uses 7 of them, each cast as a role in the setting: tipsters, interns, editors, lawyers, security guards, photographers, columnists. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the interns”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Amir | tipster | Rogue |
| B1 | Bea | intern | Servant |
| C1 | Celia | editor | Noble |
| D1 | Dexter | editor | Noble |
| E1 | Emil | lawyer | Official |
| A2 | Frank | security guard | Enforcer |
| B2 | Gemma | intern | Servant |
| C2 | Hugo | tipster | Rogue |
| D2 | Iris | photographer | Artist |
| E2 | Joan | columnist | Scholar |
| A3 | Kira | photographer | Artist |
| B3 | Lena | columnist | Scholar |
| C3 | Mila | photographer | Artist |
| D3 | Nico | photographer | Artist |
| E3 | Omar | lawyer | Official |
| A4 | Pia | tipster | Rogue |
| B4 | Quentin | intern | Servant |
| C4 | Ruby | security guard | Enforcer |
| D4 | Suki | lawyer | Official |
| E4 | Theo | columnist | Scholar |
| A5 | Ursula | lawyer | Official |
| B5 | Vik | intern | Servant |
| C5 | Willa | security guard | Enforcer |
| D5 | Xander | tipster | Rogue |
| E5 | Yvette | editor | Noble |
Stuck?
The in-game hint first points at the statement to re-read, then at the suspect you can prove, then shows the proof. For a gentler nudge, open the spoiler-free hints for Oct 11, 2026, or press Share to send a friend your exact board. New to the format? The deduction-puzzle guide covers the habits that unlock every step.
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