THE ANSWER IS IN THE CODED SENTENCE ON THE NOTE.
INDEED, YOU WILL NEED TO REPLACE EVERY LETTER FOR ANOTHER
THE FIRST WORD IS "INDEED". THERE IS A PATTERN TO HOW MANY LETTERS DOWN THE ALPHABET YOU NEED TO LOOK.
THE NAME IS IN ONE OF THE SUSPECT STATEMENTS
THE LETTER FROM A FAMILY MEMBER WILL GIVE YOU A PARTIAL NAME.
ALFRED WORKS FOR A POPULAR STORE. THEY MAY HAVE ADVERTISED THEIR SERVICES.
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT HAS SOME USEFUL INFORMATION.
YOU'LL FIND THE ANSWER IN THE NEWSPAPER.
THE FAMILY LETTER MENTIONS THE NAME OF THE HUSBAND AND THE NAME OF THE MANOR THEY LIVE IN.
YOU'LL FIND THE ANSWER IN THE NEWSPAPER.
THE INFORMATION YOU NEED IS IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT MRS. TESSA HARGROVE MENTIONS HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER.
ARE THOSE NAMES MENTIONED ON ANY OTHER EVIDENCE? SOMETHING RELATED TO THE EVERCROFT FAMILY, PERHAPS?
WHO MENTIONS LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER IN THEIR STATEMENT?
SAMUEL'S FATHER'S LETTER GIVES YOU THE HOUSE LINEAGE. WORK OUT WHICH FAMILY MEMBERS MIGHT WANT OWNERSHIP.
WE NEED TO FIND WHOSE FINGERPRINTS ARE ON THE CODED NOTE.
FROM THE WILL WE CAN SEE THAT THE POISONER IS SOMEONE THAT SIGNED IT. WE NEED TO SEE WHICH FINGERPRINT BELONGS TO WHICH PERSON.
ON THE NOTE FROM HIS FATHER, WE CAN SEE SAMUEL'S FINGERPRINT.
ON VINCENT'S NOTE TO SAMUEL, WE CAN SEE HIS FINGERPINT AND MATCH IT TO HIS ONE ON THE WILL.
MATCH HER FINGERPRINTS
FIND ALL THE INFORMATION YOU CAN ABOUT THEIR FATHER'S SAFE.
IN HER STATEMENT, ELEANOR SAID THAT BOTH SHE AND SAMUEL COULD NOT OPEN THE SAFE USING HER BIRTHDAY...
WHEN IS ELEANOR'S BIRTHDAY?
THERE IS USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROOM PLACEMENTS ON THE LETTER TO THE LOCKSMITH.
THERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT ROOM PLACEMENTS ON 3 OF THE SUSPECT STATEMENTS.
THERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROOM PLACEMENT IN THE FAMILY RULES LETTER
THERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROOM PLACEMENT IN ELEANOR'S LETTER.
USING THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE, YOU CAN ALREADY MARK OFF THE KITCHEN, THE HALL AND BILLIARD ROOM. FOCUS ON THE POSITION OF THE BALLROOM AND LIBRARY NEXT.
LOOK AT THE GARDENER'S LETTER AND MARGERY'S STATEMENT.
WE KNOW THAT THE KILLER IS MALE FROM THE GARDENER'S LETTER. BUT WHICH MAN WOULD HE HAVE SEEN ON HIS WORKING DAYS.
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THE NOTE USES A SUBSTITUTION CIPHER TO REPLACE SOME LETTERS WITH OTHER LETTERS. BY LOOKING AT THE WRITER'S CHOICE OF WORDS, WE CAN DEDUCE THAT THE FIRST WORD IS 'INDEED'. THIS SHOWS US THAT EACH LETTER IN THE CIPHER IS 3 LETTERS EARLIER IN THE ALPHABET.BY LOOKING AT THE WRITER'S CHOICE OF WORDS, WE CAN DEDUCE THAT THE FIRST WORD IS 'INDEED'.THIS SHOWS US THAT EACH LETTER IN THE CIPHER IS 3 LETTERS EARLIER IN THE ALPHABET.THE FINAL MESSAGE READS:INDEED, THE TEA WILL WORK
SORRY. TRY AGAIN.
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THE MISSING NAMES ARE:
HANNAH, EDITH, ALBERT, EVATHE FIRST NAME HANNAH DAWSON IS GIVEN TO YOU IN DR. AMARIST'S STATEMENT. YOU WILL FIND ONLY ONE DAVID DAWSON ON THE FAMILY TREE. HANNAH WILL BE LISTED UNDER HER MAIDEN SURNAME - EVERCROFT.THE SECOND NAME IS PARTIALLY GIVEN IN A LETTER FROM A FAMILY MEMBER EDITH. SHE MENTION THAT HER SON OWN THE STORE REVOLVER OUTFITTERS. IN THE NEWSPAPER, YOU WILL SEE AN ADVERTISEMENT FORM REVOLVER OUTFITTERS WITH THE SON'S LAST NAME - BROWN. USING THIS INFORMATION, YOU CAN SEARCH FOR ALFRED BROWN ON THE FAMILY TREE AND ADD HIS MOTHER'S NAME.THE THIRD NAME IS FROM SAMUEL'S WILL. HE MENTIONS THAT THE REVEREND IS A FAMILY MEMBER. IN THE MOON NEWSPAPER, YOU WILL FIND THE REVEREND'S NAME IN THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE PHOTOPHONE. HIS NAME IS ALBERT GIANETTI.THE FOURTH NAME IS FROM THE FAMILY LETTER. IT MENTIONS THE NAME HUGO EVERCROFT AND HIS MANOR - WINDLEY MANOR. IN THE MOON NEWSPAPER IN THE ARTICLE ABOUT GHOSTLY DISTURBANCES, YOU WILL FIND HIS WIFE'S NAME - EVA.
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1. Vincent Hargrove is part of the Evercroft family. He talks about his mother dying recently, and in the newspaper we see that a Tessa Hargrove passed 2 months ago.Tessa, her husband Hugo, and her daughter, Catherine can all be found on the family tree. This missing name belongs to Vincent Hargove (Evercroft).2. Following the manor's lineage given by Samuel Evercroft's father, we can see that the manor was supposed to pass down to Tessa Hargove (Evercroft), but was lost in a wager to another family member.
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DR. AMARIST POISONED SAMUEL.BY A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, WE CAN USE THE FINGERPRINTS TO SEE WHOSE FINGERPRINT WAS ON THE CODED NOTE.ON THE WILL, WE SEE A MATCHING FINGERPRINT, SO WE KNOW THAT THE POISONER IS EITHER VINCENT, DR. AMARIST OR SAMUEL.WE CAN USE VINCENT'S LETTER TO MATCH HIS FINGERPRINT ON THE WILL, AND REMOVE HIM AS A SUSPECT.WE CAN USE THE LETTER FROM EDWARD EVERCROFT TO MATCH SAMUEL'S FINGERPRINT AS WELL. EDWARD EVERCROFT HAS BEEN DEAD FOR A YEAR, SO WE KNOW THAT HIS FINGERPRINT COULD NOT BE ON THE WILL THAT WAS DRAWN UP RECENTLY.THEREFORE, DR AMARIST IS THE POISONER.
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ELEANOR IS NOT SAMUEL'S REAL SISTER1. HER FINGERPRINTS ON THE EVERCROFT FAMILY RULES LETTER DO NOT MATCH THE ONES ON THE LETTER SHE WROTE TO SAMUEL.2. THE COMBINATION OF THE SAFE IS SAID TO BE ELEANOR'S BIRTHDAY. ACCORDING TO HER BIRTH CERTIFICATE THE CODE SHOULD BE 22-08-18-68. ACCORDING TO HER STATEMENT, BOTH HER AND SAMUEL COULD NOT OPEN THE SAFE USING THE CODE 26-08-18-68. WHILE HER BROTHER MIGHT FORGET HER BIRTHDAY OVER TIME, SHE SHOULD KNOW IT.
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YOU'VE FOUND ALL THE CLUES TO ROOM PLACEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES:1. LETTER TO LOCKSMITH
2. MARGERY'S STATEMENT
3. VINCENT'S STATEMENT
4. DR. AMARIST'S STATEMENT
5. ELEANOR'S LETTER TO SAMUEL
6. THE FAMILY RULES LETTER
FROM THE CLUES, WE CAN INSTANTLY MARK OFF THE BILLIARD ROOM (VINCENT) THE KITCHEN (LOCKSMITH LETTER), THE HALL (DR. AMARIST) AND KNOW WHICH 2 ROOMS ARE POSSIBLY WASHROOMS (MARGERY).WE KNOW THAT THE BALLROOM IS CONNECTED TO BOTH THE HALL AND THE LIBRARY (ELEANOR'S LETTER), WHICH LEAVES ONLY ONE OPTION FOR IT. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE BALLROOM IS BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND BILLIARD ROOM (FAMILY RULES LETTER), WHICH GIVES US THE LOCATION OF THE LIBRARY.THE DINING ROOM IS THE FURTHEST ROOM FROM THE LIBRARY (DR. AMARIST), WHICH PUTS IT IN THE OPPOSITE CORNER. THE CONSERVATORY IS CONNECTED TO A WASH ROOM (MARGERY).
THERE ARE CLUES TO ROOM PLACEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES:1. LETTER TO LOCKSMITH
2. MARGERY'S STATEMENT
3. VINCENT'S STATEMENT
4. DR. AMARIST'S STATEMENT
5. ELEANOR'S LETTER TO SAMUEL
6. THE FAMILY RULES LETTER
YOU'VE SOLVED IT !!!
Vincent Killed Samuel EvercroftThe gardener saw a man that he recognized as a regular visitor to the manor. According to Margery's statement, the gardener only works Tuesdays and Thursdays.Of our 2 male suspects, Dr. Amarist always visits on a Monday, and Vincent always on a Thursday. Therefore, it was Vincent that the gardener saw murder Samuel Evercroft.
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Vincent is a member of the Evercroft family. His mother, Tessa Evercroft (family tree), had been struggling to get the money owed to her after the death of her husband. She did not receive any help from anyone in the Evercroft family during this time.Vincent felt that she deserved better and had also been cheated out of the manor that she should have inherited before her father lost it in a bet. After the death of Edward Evercroft, he hatched a plan to try to ingratiate himself into Samuel Evercroft's life and try get some money out of him.When Samuel started getting sick, Vincent hoped that he might inherit the manor in Samuel's will. However, Samuel would only pass the manor down to his sister.At this point, Vincent brought his sister Catherine Hargrove into the mix. She posed as Eleanor Evercroft to try and collect the inheritance.Vincent was the only person that Samuel spoke to about Eleanor, so he had lots of information to pass on to her. However, he also passed on incorrect information from Samuel - like her birthday.
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The plan was working well, and Samuel truly believed that Eleanor was his sister.Dr. Amarist was trying to keep Samuel in bed and away from the rooms of the house, so that he could explore without needing to break in at night. Samuel had heard footsteps downstairs many times but no one believed him.Dr. Amarist had used keys he had copied to enter the manors of many of his patients, in search of a hidden treasure trove of art. He had no intention of killing Samuel. The poison was administered through a special tea that Dr. Amarist brought with him every week. Along with weakness, the poison also made Samuel extremely paranoid.This paranoia made him suspicious of everyone. It was for this reason that he began investigating who might be interested in his manor.On the day of his death, he read a newspaper article about Vincent Hargrove's mother and immediately realized that Vincent was a member of his family. He confronted Vincent in the privacy of his study that night. Vincent attacked him with a candlestick, and in his weakened state, he succumbed to the injury.
