Struck by Lightning, Insured for Fifty

Roaring Twenties · case 41 of 50 · Evil · 5×5
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Thunderbolt, an old champion at Hawthorne Park insured for fifty thousand dollars, was found dead in his stall after a summer storm, killed, by every account, by lightning. The insurers paid within a week. The stall was a little scorched; the horse, oddly, was not.

Arlojockey
Basilsteward
Coraphotographer
Dinavet
Emilsteward
FrankPinkerton
Gemmavalet
Hanacaterer
Irisphotographer
Junojockey
Kofivalet
Leojockey
Mabelcaterer
NoraPinkerton
Omarsteward
Petrajockey
Queeniecaterer
RubyPinkerton
Sadievalet
Tessjockey
Umavet
Vikvalet
Waltvet
Ximenaphotographer
Yaravet

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Roaring Twenties: case 41

This Evil case seats 25 suspects on a 5×5 grid. 19 of them carry a clue; the other 6 only have something to say about themselves. 9 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 41 of the Roaring Twenties case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 40: Exactly One Dollar Less · Case 42: Coral Vista at High Tide →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1ArlojockeyCourier
B1BasilstewardOfficial
C1CoraphotographerArtist
D1DinavetHealer
E1EmilstewardOfficial
A2FrankPinkertonEnforcer
B2GemmavaletServant
C2HanacatererCook
D2IrisphotographerArtist
E2JunojockeyCourier
A3KofivaletServant
B3LeojockeyCourier
C3MabelcatererCook
D3NoraPinkertonEnforcer
E3OmarstewardOfficial
A4PetrajockeyCourier
B4QueeniecatererCook
C4RubyPinkertonEnforcer
D4SadievaletServant
E4TessjockeyCourier
A5UmavetHealer
B5VikvaletServant
C5WaltvetHealer
D5XimenaphotographerArtist
E5YaravetHealer

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