The Channel That Moved a Cable's Length

Victorian London · case 27 of 50 · Evil · 5×5
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Three ships in a month have run aground on the Maplin Sands in fair weather, each one exactly where the chart promised deep water. Each time, by the time the lifeboat reached her, half the cargo had already been 'salvaged' by barges that happened to be passing.

Adanavigator
Basilcustoms officer
Corashanty singer
Dextershipowner
Emilcustoms officer
Felixmudlark
Gustavern cook
Hanatavern cook
Ivandocker
Joannavigator
Kirashanty singer
Lionelshipowner
Mabeltavern cook
Nicoshanty singer
Ottodocker
Piamudlark
Queenietavern cook
Rajnavigator
Sukicustoms officer
Theonavigator
Ursulacustoms officer
Veramudlark
Wrendocker
Xandermudlark
Yvetteshipowner

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Victorian London: case 27

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. 8 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 27 of the free Victorian London case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 26: The Grey Lady Takes a Bow · Case 28: The Mayfair House in the Tombola →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1AdanavigatorScholar
B1Basilcustoms officerOfficial
C1Corashanty singerArtist
D1DextershipownerNoble
E1Emilcustoms officerOfficial
A2FelixmudlarkRogue
B2Gustavern cookCook
C2Hanatavern cookCook
D2IvandockerLaborer
E2JoannavigatorScholar
A3Kirashanty singerArtist
B3LionelshipownerNoble
C3Mabeltavern cookCook
D3Nicoshanty singerArtist
E3OttodockerLaborer
A4PiamudlarkRogue
B4Queenietavern cookCook
C4RajnavigatorScholar
D4Sukicustoms officerOfficial
E4TheonavigatorScholar
A5Ursulacustoms officerOfficial
B5VeramudlarkRogue
C5WrendockerLaborer
D5XandermudlarkRogue
E5YvetteshipownerNoble

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