The Night Belgrave Square Went Dark

Victorian London · case 19 of 50 · Hard · 4×5
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While the whole of Belgrave Square danced at the Duchess's ball, every gas lamp on the square went out at once, for forty minutes. When they came back on, five empty houses had been burgled — and not a single lock had been broken.

Arlocab driver
Beaservant
Caljeweller
Devjeweller
Ezraviolinist
Felixgambler
Gemmaservant
Hugogambler
Irisviolinist
Jasperlamplighter
Kurtgambler
Leocab driver
Milaviolinist
Nicoviolinist
Ottolamplighter
Piagambler
Quentinservant
Rufuslamplighter
Silascab driver
Tariqjeweller

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Victorian London: case 19

This Hard 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. 6 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 19 of the free Victorian London case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 18: Two Parts Old Leaves · Case 20: Eleven Encores Exactly →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1Arlocab driverCourier
B1BeaservantServant
C1CaljewellerMerchant
D1DevjewellerMerchant
A2EzraviolinistArtist
B2FelixgamblerRogue
C2GemmaservantServant
D2HugogamblerRogue
A3IrisviolinistArtist
B3JasperlamplighterLaborer
C3KurtgamblerRogue
D3Leocab driverCourier
A4MilaviolinistArtist
B4NicoviolinistArtist
C4OttolamplighterLaborer
D4PiagamblerRogue
A5QuentinservantServant
B5RufuslamplighterLaborer
C5Silascab driverCourier
D5TariqjewellerMerchant

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