To my esteemed friend,
You are cordially invited to a winter banquet to be Hosted at my estate. As yoU may have Gleaned, I have rEcently returned From an archeologIcal expedition, and wish to feast and entertain my closest frieNds with tales of my Dig. I hope the SEason will not be too Cold, and the REmaining months of winTer will not be Too haRsh. ExcitEdly, I awAit your reSponse Upon the next moRning post.
SincErely yours,
Karl Freidrich
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All the guests received the exact same note, excepting the address on the front. It would appear the victim was keen on sharing some important information with his guests. Could this be motive for the murder?
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Please do not touch, move, or clean the stone disk fragments, as Dr. Freidrich has asked they be placed on both of the “outside solar tables”. I need not inform you what he means by this, as any qualified house staff member would understand.
C. Jeeves
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Dear Sir Clocksmith,
This is the third letter I have written, informing you that the repairs you had performed on the Freidrich Family Grandfather clock did nothing to remedy the inaccuracies in keeping time which had initially instigated my procurement of your services. Perhaps the quality and complexity of our clock has bested your skills. I trust you will not remit payment on this service until this is rectified, lest my reviews of your capabilities reflect the state of my timepiece: slow, and 90 minutes late.
Sincerely,
C. Jeeves, Head Butler
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Coroner’s Report:
- Based on the scene, the killer acted alone.
- Dr. Friedrich was stabbed in the leg, cutting an artery. This was certainly fatal.
- The victim appears to have been locked in the room to die, either by himself or the attacker.
- Blood splatter shows the victim removed the weapon himself, after many minutes of trying to escape. The murder weapon, however, has not been found.
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My boy,
I write to you in regard to a decision which will impact the family home. Jeeves has implored I allow him to block off the hidden exit to the closet behind the bar, to “stop the damn American scullery woman” from sneaking a few drinks in the evening. I know you always loved your secret passageway and could not in good conscience brick it up without your approval.
Sincerely,
Father
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Master Hanz,
As the head butler of the house, I feel I must inform you of your father’s malaise. Since the passing of your mother, he has not had someone with which to enjoy his passion of codes and hidden locations for his ‘clues’. He has taken to asking the staff all to learn his favorite ciphers. Even with us to distract him, however, his grief does seem to have dulled his otherwise sharp mind. I overheard him the other day telling the maid that he had buried his ‘treasure’, your mother Theresa, in Portugal, when we all know she was interred in the family plot in France. Given these things, I would implore you to return and visit, try your hand at bringing your father out of the past.
Yours in Service,
C. Jeeves, Head Butler
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Jeeves – Please move the music box from the games room to the music room before the winter party. I suspect Olaf will refuse to use his earhorn in a social environment, proud fool he is. Between the bar and singing along with the music box, he may find cause to drink himself blind whilst rendering the rest of us deaf.
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Samantha – If ever you require something in my safe whilst I am otherwise serving the guests at the party, please know the 8 digit combination is my wedding date, the day I take off each year. – Jeeves
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A note with clock oil and gear teeth markings on it:
My bloody combination: Count the candles. Dining Room, Front Hall, Library.
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A crumpled version of what looks like a witness statement, partly filled out:
Inspector,
I am writing to you as I feel a heavy burden of guilt. I deceived your colleague, or as is more correct, I omitted important details. Mr. Jeeves did send me to protect the valuable liquor from Mr. Olaf, but this was not the only task I was asked to perform. Miss Abigail also spoke with me shortly after she arrived. She asked that I place a camera in the secret passageway, which I did when I pursued the liquor. I know not why she asked this of me, but I can only assume it was because of the guests in the library. I am not sure who it was that was in there, but I distinctly heard two voices, a man and a woman. And they were decidedly not...lacking in familiarity with one another. But I have said too much. If I am found to be a gossip, I’ll lose my post and my referral. I am not even sure I have the strength to put this in your hands.
Please forgive my deception,
S. McCarthy
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Ms. Conway,
Please see to it that you are not present on the main floor whilst the guests are present. As you are new staff, they may not be familiar with you, or your unique accent or idioms. I wish only to avoid offending these men and women of status, lest it cost you your position here.
-Jeeves
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Dr. Freidrich,
As requested, I am submitting this request in code, and shall withhold from you my many reservations on the necessity of this endeavor. I hope my attempts meet your expectations.
Esaelp wolla ym ecnesba no eht ytnewt htruof fo Yraunaj rof ym yrasrevinna.
Humbly,
Charles
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To my Dearest wife,
You have made me the happiest man in the world for the last 25 years, I am looking forward to another 25.
Sincerely in love,
Charles
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A rapidly handwritten note reads:
Beist an ally of mine, I beg, who reads this:
O izxt attf qosstr mg iort cizm O qfgc. Db qosstkl’l fzdt coss rtsoxtk mit zkmoyzem zfr wfsgeq mit igwlt.
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Congratulations, you have found the artifact! Removing it seems to have triggered a pressure plate.
Behind the artifact, a more gruesome discovery: A bloody kitchen knife and the words "Justice will set you free" scrawled inside the case.
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Whoah!
When you touched the stone disc after inserting the two halves into their socket, they started glowing! The letters spell out what is obviously the key to a cipher...
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When you touched the stone disc after inserting the two halves into their socket, they started glowing! The letters spell out what is obviously the key to a cipher...
Z = A
A = B
E = C
R = D
T = E
Y = F
U = G
I = H
O = I
P = J
Q = K
S = L
D = M
F = N
G = O
H = P
J = Q
K = R
L = S
M = T
W = U
X = V
C = W
V = X
B = Y
N = Z
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A bullet has struck the clock face, wrecking the internal mechanisms and stopping it at precisely 9:30.
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My Suitcase Combination can be found thus:
3548 - One digit is correct, but its placement is incorrect.
4671 - Two digits are correct, but only one has the correct placement.
3781 - Two digits are correct, but both placements are incorrect.
8397 - Three digits are correct, but all placements are incorrect.
5124 - All digits are incorrect.
2934 - One digit is correct, but its placement is incorrect.
5136 - One digit is correct, and has the correct placement.
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Jeeves,
Your ability to procure exactly my requested items still astounds me. The suitcase for Hans is perfect! Not too difficult a puzzle as I enjoy, but still a fun gift for him. Please set the code to the name of his Grandfather’s ship. I’ll set up the clues to lead him there after the guests leave.
-Karl
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Note 2/9: Mr. Olafson heard no shot or crash, but confirms he was in the Billiards Room with only Colonel Emerald. Complained the liquor at the bar was watered down, and the room slightly drafty.
Note 5/9: Ms. Rustikova claims to have been reading in the library. She also claims she was ‘obertyvaniye sviterom’, which we translated from Russian to mean ‘wrapped up in a sweater’.
Note 3/9: Ms. Conway claims to have been in the music room, preparing it for guests after dinner. She hid after the crash and the shot, and did not appear until Jeeves opened the Gallery.
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Note 9/9: The police believe the murderer will be the only person without a solid alibi.
Note 8/9: Colonel Emerald admitted he shot the clock when startled by a crash upstairs.
Note 6/9: Sir Themes claims to have been outside, smoking, after beating Colonel Emerald in a game of billiards. Ms. McCarthy was seen admonishing him to avoid tracking more dirt into the house
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Note 7/9: Ms. Grey and Mr. Jeeves both claim to have been in the Parlor, discussing the funding for Dr. Friedrich’s next dig.
Note 4/9: Ms. McCarthy claims she was in the billiards room, protecting the good liquor from Mr. Olafson. She claims she hid after the shot, and arrived last to the gallery.
Note 1/9: Senator Cardigan claims to have been in the dining room, asking Ms. Conway for some appetizers.
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The clockwork chessboard is to be reset to Dr. Freidrich’s favorite checkmate, to entertain the guests. If they need hints, the white piece at G5 is the key.
- C. Jeeves
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Samantha, With the Grandfather Clock constantly in disrepair, please set the mantle clock to show the corrected time. -C. Jeeves
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As you stumble out of the dark tunnel which took you from the gallery, a concerned looking police officer is there to meet you.
"You did it! The house unlocked all of a sudden!"
You show him the mysterious artifact and the knife. He looks at the knife closely, and reads an inscription on the handle: "To my mischievous niece, always cooking up trouble. -Uncle Richard"
Congratulations, you have escaped the Mystery of Murder Manor!
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Abigail Grey - Socialite, Financier
Sir Walter Themes - Collector, Gambler
Colonel Sebastian Emerald - Military Solicitor and Explorer
Olaf Olafson - Collector, Aspiring Sommelier
Senator Richard Cardigan - US Senator and soon-to-be US Ambassador to England
Anna Rostikova - Government Translator from London
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Charles Jeeves - Butler
Samantha McCarthy - Maid, Scottish
Jane Conway – Cook, American
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A typed out letter. The signature area is blank.
I, Dr. Karl Freidrich, do accuse Senator Richard Cardigan of pillaging, extortion, and black market trading of antiquities. I have secreted away evidence of these crimes, and will produce it in court, once diplomatic immunity has been revoked.
With me, Ms. Abigail Grey and Ms. Ana Rostikova have witnessed the evidence, and will swear to its veracity. Sir William Themes and Mr. Olaf Olafson have both profited from Senator Cardigan’s illicit trade, but will bear witness against him in the falsification of the items’ providence.
I also have reason to believe he is responsible for my wife's death, but I do not have evidence of this. Yet.
Signed,
Dr. Karl Freidrich
Col. Sebastian Emerald, Esq.
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The year is 1929, and the eccentric Dr. Karl Freidrich, renowned archaeologist, has been murdered. The police arrived to find Dr. Freidrich’s staff, as well as a number of notable socialites, collectors, and political figures had gathered at the house for a gala, celebrating Dr. Freidrich’s recent return from a far off dig. Following protocol, the police removed the body and interviewed the witnesses, both guests and staff. However, at midnight, the police fled the house, claiming to have heard the whirring of gears, and doors slamming themselves shut. It would appear that Dr. Freidrich, ironically, had a deadman switch, which turned the house into an elaborate safe. Every hour, on the hour, the house resets, locking the doors and ejecting any who remained within. The police now refuse to set foot inside the manor. The head detective on the case has reached out to you, a group of investigative specialists. You will need to enter the house, traverse the traps, shut off the deadman switch, and maybe solve the murder in the process.
You have 1 hour to solve and escape The Mystery at Murder Manor!
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