DETECTIVE SCHOOL
How to solve Case 01
Flipped Out
One step at a time. Stop whenever you like and finish it yourself. xoxo, Mae
Step 1 of 8Book: step 1
Read the reasons first. Can you see who goes where?
Sadie → E2
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- Sadie said: “She was in row 2, column E.” Only one square on the whole plan fits that: E2. So she stood there.
Step 2 of 8Book: step 2
Read the reasons first. Can you see who goes where?
Adrian → A1
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- Look at row 5. Every row holds exactly one person, and only Hank can still stand in row 5 (A5, C5 or F5). So Hank must be in row 5, even though his clue allows other squares. All his other squares are out.
- Rule 3: the victim's room holds exactly two people, the victim and the murderer. So Hank needs a square where exactly one other person can join him. At A5, nobody could join him: nobody else can still stand in the Party Room. So Hank can't be at A5.
- Look at column A. Every column holds exactly one person, and nobody stands in column A yet. Who can still go there? Only Adrian: everyone else either has it crossed out or is kept away by their own clue. Adrian's only square in column A is A1, so he stood there.
Step 3 of 8Book: step 3
Read the reasons first. Can you see who goes where?
Wilfredo → D4
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- Look at row 4. Every row holds exactly one person, and nobody stands in row 4 yet. Who can still go there? Only Wilfredo: everyone else either has it crossed out or is kept away by their own clue. Wilfredo's only square in row 4 is D4, so he stood there.
Step 4 of 8Book: step 4
Read the reasons first. Can you see who goes where?
Jerry → B7
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- Jerry said: “He was in row 7, beside a short stack.” That fits B7 and D7. D7 is in column D, where Wilfredo already stands. One square is left: B7. So Jerry stood there.
Step 5 of 8Book: step 5
Read the reasons first. Can you see who goes where?
Lenny → C3
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- Lenny said: “He was in a room with a trophy, but not beside one.” That fits A2, B3 and C3. A2 is in row 2, where Sadie already stands. B3 is in column B, where Jerry already stands. One square is left: C3. So Lenny stood there.
Step 6 of 8Book: step 6
Read the reasons first. Can you see who goes where?
Brooke → G6
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- Brooke said: “She was at the Topping Bar, at the edge of the floor plan.” That fits G6 and G7. G7 is in row 7, where Jerry already stands. One square is left: G6. So Brooke stood there.
Step 7 of 8Book: step 7
Read the reasons first. Can you see who goes where?
Hank → F5
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- Hank is the victim: his card gives no square, only Rule 3. Rows 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 and columns A, C and E already have their person, so those squares are crossed out. One square is left: F5. So Hank stood there.
Step 8 of 8
Case closed!
Everyone is placed. Rule 3: the victim's room holds exactly two people, the victim and the murderer. Who shares the Topping Bar with Hank? Only Brooke.
Brooke did itGUILTY
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