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Every verdict in the Easy case “The Collection That Launched Early”, in an order where each step is proven by the statements already on file.
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This Easy case seats 16 suspects on a 4×4 grid. 13 of them carry a clue; the other 3 only have something to say about themselves. Every step can be proven from a single clue plus what you already know. The order below is one valid route; any order where each verdict is proven when you enter it reaches the same answer.
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Start: Petra (D4) begins the case proven a criminal.
The person to the left of Ned is a criminal.— Petra, runner (D4)
Step 1: Mila (A4, designer) is a criminal. This follows from Petra’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Step 2: Lionel (D3, celebrity guest) is innocent. This follows from Mila’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Exactly one of Lionel and me is innocent.— Mila, designer (A4)
Step 3: Ned (B4, runner) is innocent. This follows from Lionel’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Ned and I are either both criminals or both innocent.— Lionel, celebrity guest (D3)
Step 4: Omar (C4, show producer) is innocent. This follows from Ned’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
There are exactly two criminals in my row.— Ned, runner (B4)
Step 5: Juno (B3, runner) is a criminal. This follows from Omar’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Exactly one of Juno and me is a criminal.— Omar, show producer (C4)
Step 6: Celia (C1, celebrity guest) is a criminal. This follows from Juno’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
The person above Greta is a criminal.— Juno, runner (B3)
Step 7: Emil (A2, show producer) is a criminal. This follows from Celia’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Emil and I share the same verdict: both criminal or both innocent.— Celia, celebrity guest (C1)
Step 8: Amir (A1, photographer) is innocent. This follows from Emil’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
The person above me is innocent.— Emil, show producer (A2)
Step 9: Basil (B1, show producer) is innocent. This follows from Amir’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Exactly one of my three neighbors is a criminal.— Amir, photographer (A1)
Step 10: Felix (B2, photographer) is innocent. This follows from Amir’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Step 11: Greta (C2, show producer) is innocent. This follows from Basil’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Exactly two of my five neighbors are criminals.— Basil, show producer (B1)
Step 12: Hugo (D2, photographer) is a criminal. This follows from Greta’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
There are exactly two criminals in my row.— Greta, show producer (C2)
Step 13: Dexter (D1, celebrity guest) is innocent. This follows from Hugo’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
The person above me is innocent.— Hugo, photographer (D2)
Step 14: Iris (A3, designer) is innocent. This follows from Felix’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
Exactly five of my eight neighbors are innocent.— Felix, photographer (B2)
Step 15: Kira (C3, designer) is innocent. This follows from Felix’s statement and the verdicts already proven.
The final lineup
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir innocent | Basil innocent | Celia criminal | Dexter innocent |
| 2 | Emil criminal | Felix innocent | Greta innocent | Hugo criminal |
| 3 | Iris innocent | Juno criminal | Kira innocent | Lionel innocent |
| 4 | Mila criminal | Ned innocent | Omar innocent | Petra criminal |
What happened
The collection was photographed piece by piece in the dressing tent. Mila, a junior designer who had sketched every look for a year without credit, set up the copy line; Petra and Juno, runners with access to every rail backstage, carried each garment past Hugo's camera between fittings; and Emil, the show producer, scheduled the fittings so the tent stood empty when they needed it. Celia, the celebrity guest every lens was pointed at, posted the knock-off site to eleven million followers as 'the steal of the season' — which, in fairness, it was.