The Ruby That Moved Like a Chess Piece

Victorian London · case 49 of 50 · Hell · 5×5
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The Rajah of Mandore's ruby was shown at the Duchess's charity ball in a glass case watched by four constables, and opened only once, at midnight, for two jewellers to certify it. By one o'clock the stone in the case was glass, and the jewellers' certificate was genuine.

Arlocab driver
Brunoconstable
Caljeweller
Dinaphysician
Emilmagistrate
Frankconstable
Guscook
Hugogambler
Idrisjeweller
Junocab driver
Kurtgambler
Leocab driver
Mabelcook
Noraconstable
Omarmagistrate
Percyjeweller
Queeniecook
Rubyconstable
Sukimagistrate
Tariqjeweller
Umaphysician
Veragambler
Waltphysician
Xandergambler
Yaraphysician

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Victorian London: 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 free Victorian London case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 48: The Woman Who Fell in Eleven Hats · Case 50: Her Majesty in the Royal Box →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1Arlocab driverCourier
B1BrunoconstableEnforcer
C1CaljewellerMerchant
D1DinaphysicianHealer
E1EmilmagistrateOfficial
A2FrankconstableEnforcer
B2GuscookCook
C2HugogamblerRogue
D2IdrisjewellerMerchant
E2Junocab driverCourier
A3KurtgamblerRogue
B3Leocab driverCourier
C3MabelcookCook
D3NoraconstableEnforcer
E3OmarmagistrateOfficial
A4PercyjewellerMerchant
B4QueeniecookCook
C4RubyconstableEnforcer
D4SukimagistrateOfficial
E4TariqjewellerMerchant
A5UmaphysicianHealer
B5VeragamblerRogue
C5WaltphysicianHealer
D5XandergamblerRogue
E5YaraphysicianHealer

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