The Whip That Buzzed

Roaring Twenties · case 17 of 50 · Medium · 4×5
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A filly who had never finished better than fifth won three races in a week at Hawthorne Park, each time in the last furlong, as if something had stung her. The stewards searched her, her saddle and her jockey, and found nothing at all.

Adahandicapper
Beavalet
Celiaowner
Dinavet
Esmehandicapper
Freyastable hand
Gemmavalet
Hattievet
Ivanstable hand
Junojockey
Kofivalet
Lionelowner
Marcoowner
Nedjockey
Ottostable hand
Petrajockey
Quinnhandicapper
Rajhandicapper
Sadievalet
Tessjockey

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Roaring Twenties: case 17

This Medium case seats 20 suspects on a 4×5 grid. 18 of them carry a clue; the other 2 only have something to say about themselves. 3 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 17 of the Roaring Twenties case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 16: Eleven Thousand Prescriptions · Case 18: The Trunk That Said 'Ow' →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1AdahandicapperScholar
B1BeavaletServant
C1CeliaownerNoble
D1DinavetHealer
A2EsmehandicapperScholar
B2Freyastable handLaborer
C2GemmavaletServant
D2HattievetHealer
A3Ivanstable handLaborer
B3JunojockeyCourier
C3KofivaletServant
D3LionelownerNoble
A4MarcoownerNoble
B4NedjockeyCourier
C4Ottostable handLaborer
D4PetrajockeyCourier
A5QuinnhandicapperScholar
B5RajhandicapperScholar
C5SadievaletServant
D5TessjockeyCourier

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