The Trunk That Said 'Ow'

Roaring Twenties · case 18 of 50 · Hard · 4×5
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A witness in the great Cicero racketeering trial was guarded day and night in Suite 900 of the Lakeshore Grand. On New Year's morning his guards unlocked the door to find the suite empty and the windows shut. A week later a postcard arrived from Havana.

Arlochauffeur
Basilsenator
Corafilm star
Dextermillionaire
Emilsenator
Freyaporter
Gretasenator
Hanachef
Irisfilm star
Jasperporter
Kirafilm star
Lionelmillionaire
Mabelchef
Nedchauffeur
Olivemillionaire
Petrachauffeur
Queeniechef
Rufusporter
Sukisenator
Tesschauffeur

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Roaring Twenties: case 18

This Hard case seats 20 suspects on a 4×5 grid. 16 of them carry a clue; the other 4 only have something to say about themselves. 5 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 18 of the Roaring Twenties case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 17: The Whip That Buzzed · Case 19: A Rickey with Two Cherries →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1ArlochauffeurCourier
B1BasilsenatorOfficial
C1Corafilm starArtist
D1DextermillionaireNoble
A2EmilsenatorOfficial
B2FreyaporterLaborer
C2GretasenatorOfficial
D2HanachefCook
A3Irisfilm starArtist
B3JasperporterLaborer
C3Kirafilm starArtist
D3LionelmillionaireNoble
A4MabelchefCook
B4NedchauffeurCourier
C4OlivemillionaireNoble
D4PetrachauffeurCourier
A5QueeniechefCook
B5RufusporterLaborer
C5SukisenatorOfficial
D5TesschauffeurCourier

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