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Oct 19, 2026 — Easy case
Paintings by the reclusive artist Hal Brenner, unseen in public for twenty years, began selling in Mayfair galleries for £50,000 apiece. Brenner, it turns out, has been a patient at St. Brannoc's since 2019 — and hasn't held a brush in all that time.
This Easy case seats 16 suspects on a 4×4 grid. 15 of them carry a clue; the other 1 only have something to say about themselves. Every step can be proven from a single clue plus what you already know. 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
Jasper the orderly starts the case already proven innocent:
The person to my left is innocent.— Jasper, orderly (B3)
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 5 of them, each cast as a role in the setting: visitors, receptionists, private patients, art therapists, orderlies. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the orderlies”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Amir | visitor | Rogue |
| B1 | Bea | receptionist | Servant |
| C1 | Celia | private patient | Noble |
| D1 | Dexter | private patient | Noble |
| A2 | Ezra | art therapist | Artist |
| B2 | Freya | orderly | Laborer |
| C2 | Gemma | receptionist | Servant |
| D2 | Hugo | visitor | Rogue |
| A3 | Ivan | orderly | Laborer |
| B3 | Jasper | orderly | Laborer |
| C3 | Kofi | receptionist | Servant |
| D3 | Lionel | private patient | Noble |
| A4 | Mila | art therapist | Artist |
| B4 | Nico | art therapist | Artist |
| C4 | Otto | orderly | Laborer |
| D4 | Pia | visitor | Rogue |
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 19, 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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