A Sitting with the Departed

Victorian London · case 43 of 50 · Nightmare · 5×5
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In the conservatory at the ball, a photographer offered portraits 'with the departed': for five guineas, a sitting with a loved one's ghost faintly at your shoulder. Forty guests sat. Every ghost was unmistakable — and one of them is alive, and was at the ball.

Amirgambler
Basilmagistrate
Celiaaristocrat
Dexteraristocrat
Emilmagistrate
Frankconstable
Gemmaservant
Hugogambler
Irisviolinist
Joanprofessor
Kiraviolinist
Lenaprofessor
Milaviolinist
Nicoviolinist
Omarmagistrate
Piagambler
Quentinservant
Rubyconstable
Sadieservant
Theoprofessor
Ursulamagistrate
Victoraristocrat
Willaconstable
Xandergambler
Yvettearistocrat

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Victorian London: case 43

This Nightmare case seats 25 suspects on a 5×5 grid. 18 of them carry a clue; the other 7 only have something to say about themselves. 9 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 43 of the free Victorian London case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 42: The Cabin Boy Who Came Home Rich · Case 44: The Home for Retired Choristers →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1AmirgamblerRogue
B1BasilmagistrateOfficial
C1CeliaaristocratNoble
D1DexteraristocratNoble
E1EmilmagistrateOfficial
A2FrankconstableEnforcer
B2GemmaservantServant
C2HugogamblerRogue
D2IrisviolinistArtist
E2JoanprofessorScholar
A3KiraviolinistArtist
B3LenaprofessorScholar
C3MilaviolinistArtist
D3NicoviolinistArtist
E3OmarmagistrateOfficial
A4PiagamblerRogue
B4QuentinservantServant
C4RubyconstableEnforcer
D4SadieservantServant
E4TheoprofessorScholar
A5UrsulamagistrateOfficial
B5VictoraristocratNoble
C5WillaconstableEnforcer
D5XandergamblerRogue
E5YvettearistocratNoble

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