The Thames Dockside Swindle

Victorian London · case 3 of 50 · Medium · 4×5
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Crates of tea are leaving the West India Docks under the wrong seals, and somebody keeps rewriting the customs ledger. A ring is working the quay — and the river police swear they have watched every crate.

Amirmudlark
Brunoriver police officer
Caltea merchant
Devtea merchant
Ezrashanty singer
Felixmudlark
Gretacustoms officer
Hugomudlark
Idristea merchant
Joannavigator
Kirashanty singer
Lenanavigator
Milashanty singer
Norariver police officer
Omarcustoms officer
Percytea merchant
Quinnnavigator
Rubyriver police officer
Sukicustoms officer
Theonavigator

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Victorian London: case 3

This Medium case seats 20 suspects on a 4×5 grid. 15 of them carry a clue; the other 5 only have something to say about themselves. 1 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 3 of the free Victorian London case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 2: The Covent Garden Forgery · Case 4: The Belgravia Card-Room Cheat →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1AmirmudlarkRogue
B1Brunoriver police officerEnforcer
C1Caltea merchantMerchant
D1Devtea merchantMerchant
A2Ezrashanty singerArtist
B2FelixmudlarkRogue
C2Gretacustoms officerOfficial
D2HugomudlarkRogue
A3Idristea merchantMerchant
B3JoannavigatorScholar
C3Kirashanty singerArtist
D3LenanavigatorScholar
A4Milashanty singerArtist
B4Norariver police officerEnforcer
C4Omarcustoms officerOfficial
D4Percytea merchantMerchant
A5QuinnnavigatorScholar
B5Rubyriver police officerEnforcer
C5Sukicustoms officerOfficial
D5TheonavigatorScholar

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