THE STUDY FILES · CASE 01
A missing lantern. Three accounts that cannot all be true. An accusation is easy. Establishing what happened takes evidence.
Decipher · Reconstruct · DeduceRead the records in any order. Decode the concealed correspondence, open the records cabinet, then support your conclusion with two independent sources. There is no timer, and hints are optional.
Opening the case…
Witness statements may contain assumptions. Official records have times and destinations worth comparing.
DOCUMENT 01
To whoever returns: the inventory was altered after I left. Do not trust the labels. The old alphabet still holds: A is 1, Z is 26. Read each pair separately. 19–09–12–22–05–18. The word names the ink that survives candle heat.
CHAPTER 1 OF 3
Decode the paired numbers in the unopened letter. Which ink should be revealed with warmth?