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Tess
Starts every day at 4 a.m. and wants you to know it.
Courier — Always on the move. Knows every back door.
In their own words
“I've already done a full day. It's ten a.m.”
“Time is money, detective.”
“Let's circle back after I've answered these emails.”
“I've done a full day's work already. It's barely nine.”— in Victorian London, 1888
Characters’ asides never contain clues. In a case, only their statements count as evidence.
Case record
Tess has stood in 22 lineups so far, as a intern, a conductor, a jockey, a volunteer, a messenger, a acrobat and more. Whether they were guilty is something you’ll have to prove for yourself.
- Oct 25, 2026An Allergy to Tuesdays — as internHard case
- Oct 25, 2026The Loaf That Ticked — as conductorMedium case
- Oct 24, 2026The Favourite Who Took a Nap — as jockeyHard case
- Oct 24, 2026Breakfast with the Gorillas — as volunteerMedium case
- Oct 23, 2026Sold Out in Four Minutes — as messengerHard case
- Oct 22, 2026Sixty Places in the Trial — as internMedium case
- Oct 18, 2026Two Million Votes from a Popcorn Trailer — as acrobatEvil case
- Oct 18, 2026Lobster for the Whole Crew — as runnerHard case
- Oct 16, 2026The Grey Lady of Staircase Nine — as undergraduateHard case
- Oct 15, 2026Change from the Big Top — as acrobatHard case
- Oct 14, 2026The Song Beside Cashpoint Seven — as courierHard case
- Oct 14, 2026Ninety Seconds Behind the Curtain — as runnerMedium case
- Oct 13, 2026The Penalty in the Ninety-Third Minute — as ball kidHard case
- Oct 13, 2026Eight Small Holes — as undergraduateMedium case
- Oct 12, 2026The Lions Who Retired — as acrobatMedium case
- Oct 11, 2026The Ambulance on Moorgate — as courierMedium case
- Oct 10, 2026The Waterfall on Mars — as internHard case
- Oct 9, 2026Contraband on Chair Forty-Two — as mountain guideHard case
- Oct 6, 2026Blind Tasting at Château Morel — as delivery driverHard case
- Oct 6, 2026Lost Above the Treeline — as mountain guideMedium case
- Oct 5, 2026Seven Across, Exam Season — as reporterMedium case
- Oct 3, 2026The Last Bottles of 1947 — as delivery driverMedium case
Track record
In the 18 cases old enough to have a published walkthrough, Tess turned out to be a criminal 9 times and innocent 9 times. Roughly what you would expect by chance: a past record is never evidence in Clues & Culprits. Today’s and yesterday’s cases are left out so nothing is spoiled.
Often in the same lineup as
Leo (15 cases) · Petra (15 cases) · Cora (14 cases) · Arlo (13 cases)
Other couriers
Arlo (optimist) · Juno (thrill-seeker) · Leo (kid at heart) · Ned (klutz) · Petra (spy-novel fan) · Silas (old sea dog) · Ugo (tour guide) · Yusuf (night owl)