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Oct 26, 2026 — Easy case
Last month the Lantern's front page revealed that a new high-speed railway station would be built at Lower Codsall, complete with an architect's drawing. House prices in the village tripled within a week. The railway company had never heard of the plan.
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. 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
Omar the lawyer starts the case already proven a criminal:
The person to my right is innocent.— Omar, lawyer (C4)
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: reporters, lawyers, ad sellers, photographers, tipsters. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the lawyers”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Arlo | reporter | Courier |
| B1 | Basil | lawyer | Official |
| C1 | Cal | ad seller | Merchant |
| D1 | Dev | ad seller | Merchant |
| A2 | Ezra | photographer | Artist |
| B2 | Felix | tipster | Rogue |
| C2 | Greta | lawyer | Official |
| D2 | Hugo | tipster | Rogue |
| A3 | Idris | ad seller | Merchant |
| B3 | Juno | reporter | Courier |
| C3 | Kira | photographer | Artist |
| D3 | Leo | reporter | Courier |
| A4 | Mila | photographer | Artist |
| B4 | Ned | reporter | Courier |
| C4 | Omar | lawyer | Official |
| D4 | Pia | tipster | 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 26, 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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