The Burgher's Wristwatch

Roaring Twenties · case 49 of 50 · Hell · 5×5
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For one night only, the Art Institute lent its Rembrandt, 'Portrait of a Burgher', to a charity ball at the Velvet Door, under guard. It came back at dawn without a scratch. Six months later an expert looked closely at the burgher's lace cuff, and called the police.

Adareporter
Beawaiter
Coratrumpeter
Dextersocialite
Emilalderman
FrankProhibition agent
Gemmawaiter
Hugogangster
Iristrumpeter
Joanreporter
Kurtgangster
Lionelsocialite
Milatrumpeter
Nicotrumpeter
Omaralderman
Piagangster
Quentinwaiter
RubyProhibition agent
Sadiewaiter
Theoreporter
Ursulaalderman
Veragangster
WillaProhibition agent
Xavierreporter
Yvettesocialite

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Roaring Twenties: case 49

This Hell case seats 25 suspects on a 5×5 grid. 20 of them carry a clue; the other 5 only have something to say about themselves. 9 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 49 of the Roaring Twenties case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 48: Locked In Till Monday · Case 50: Eleven Seconds of Dark →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1AdareporterScholar
B1BeawaiterServant
C1CoratrumpeterArtist
D1DextersocialiteNoble
E1EmilaldermanOfficial
A2FrankProhibition agentEnforcer
B2GemmawaiterServant
C2HugogangsterRogue
D2IristrumpeterArtist
E2JoanreporterScholar
A3KurtgangsterRogue
B3LionelsocialiteNoble
C3MilatrumpeterArtist
D3NicotrumpeterArtist
E3OmaraldermanOfficial
A4PiagangsterRogue
B4QuentinwaiterServant
C4RubyProhibition agentEnforcer
D4SadiewaiterServant
E4TheoreporterScholar
A5UrsulaaldermanOfficial
B5VeragangsterRogue
C5WillaProhibition agentEnforcer
D5XavierreporterScholar
E5YvettesocialiteNoble

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