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Sherlock Holmes and the Munitions Magnate

London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 16:21:02 No.6010129 View View Reply Original Report

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Hi /qst/, want to solve a mystery together? I'll be running the first case of the board game Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective here on 4chan.

>Courtney Allen, the president of a prominent gun manufactory, was found shot to death behind the alley of his office on March 9, 1888.
>you will play the role of Wiggins, young apprentice to Sherlock Holmes
>as his long-time errand boy and sometimes-spy, it's now YOUR turn to step up to the plate to solve the mystery!

At your disposal are:
>a map of 1888 London
>the day's newspaper, which may contain important clues (or not!)
>the London directory

Intro in next post, followed by the rules of the game:

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 16:29:45 No.6010134 Report

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Despite the lateness of winter, March is still roaring like a lion. In fact, just as we alight from our cab in front of 221B Baker Street, we find Holmes and Dr. Watson sitting at a table engaged in earnest conversation with a gentleman in his late forties, expensively dressed yet somewhat rumpled in appearance.

“Warm yourselves,” says Holmes, “and I will explain my reasons for calling you out on such a bitter morning."

In due course introductions are made, and the gentleman is identified as Mr. [Richard Allen], brother of the late [Courtney Allen,] president of the Grant Arms Company.

“It is the recent death of his brother,’ says Holmes, “that occasions his visit to us. Briefly, Courtney Allen was found shot death in an alley behind his office on the evening of March 9th at approximately 7:00 p.m. by the constable on patrol, Scotland Yard has put the crime down as a simple robbery ‘by person or persons unknown,' largely due to the fact that the victim's wallet was found empty near the body and his gold pocket watch was missing. Mr. Allen was just telling us a bit about his brother when you arrived. Please continue, Mr. Allen.”

"Well, Courtney was a dynamic individual. Always busy, forever on the move. Yet he had the unique ability to make ten minutes spent with you seem like an hour, so complete was his attention to you. Of course, his charm worked like a magic potion on the ladies."

“You said he was married?” asks Watson with a raised eyebrow.

“Oh, yes... poor [Beatrice]."

“Was he involved in an, ah, in an affair at the time of his death?” asks Wiggins.

“Yes, I believe he was, but I have no clue as to who the lady might have been. You see, the night before he was killed, I popped ‘round to his office at about half-past five and managed to coax him to supper at [Keen's]. We were there but a short while when Courtney begged leave. He indicated that he had an important meeting, said 'Auf Wiedersehen' and winked. That wink meant a woman.”

“Is the company financially sound?” asks Watson.

“Oh, quite. A fine investment for anyone's portfolio. You see, the company was founded as a small gun shop some seventy-odd years ago by our great-uncle [Thaddeus Grant]. It catered to a very elite clientele... Courtney, always fascinated by firearms, apprenticed himself to Uncle Thaddeus. When Thaddeus died in 1873, he bequeathed the business to Courtney. While maintaining the original shop and its tradition, Courtney expanded into the international arms trade. With loans and the sale of public stock, he was able to build a plant at 12 Deverell Street for the manufacture of heavy ordnance. Today the firm is debt-free and very profitable. Of course, a drop in the share price occurred with the news of my brother’s death.”

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 16:35:39 No.6010137 Report

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(pic unrelated, for flavor only)

Despite the lateness of winter, March is still roaring like a lion. In fact, just as we alight fom our cab in front of 221B Baker Street, we find Holmes and Dr. Watson sitting at a table engaged in earnest conversation with a gentleman in his late forties, expensively dressed yet somewhat rumpled in appearance.

“Warm yourselves,” says Holmes, “and I will explain my reasons for calling you out on such a bitter morning."

In due course introductions are made, and the gentleman is identified as Mr. [Richard Allen], brother of the late [Courtney Allen,] president of the Grant Arms Company.

“It is the recent death of his brother,’ says Holmes, “that occasions his visit to us. Briefly, Courtney Allen was found shot death in an alley behind his office on the evening of March 9th at approximately 7:00 p.m. by the constable on patrol, Scotland Yard has put the crime down as a simple robbery ‘by person or persons unknown,' largely due to the fact that the victim's wallet was found empty near the body and his gold pocket watch was missing. Mr. Allen was just telling us a bit about his brother when you arrived. Please continue, Mr. Allen.”

"Well, Courtney was a dynamic individual. Always busy, forever on the move. Yet he had the unique ability to make ten minutes spent with you seem like an hour, so complete was his attention to you. Of course, his charm worked like a magic potion on the ladies."

“You said he was married?” asks Watson with a raised eyebrow.

“Oh, yes... poor [Beatrice]."

“Was he involved in an, ah, in an affair at the time of his death?” asks Wiggins.

“Yes, I believe he was, but I have no clue as to who the lady might have been. You see, the night before he was killed, I popped ‘round to his office at about half-past five and managed to coax him to supper at [Keen's]. We were there but a short while when Courtney begged leave. He indicated that he had an important meeting, said 'Auf Wiedersehen' and winked. That wink meant a woman.”

“Is the company financially sound?” asks Watson.

“Oh, quite. A fine investment for anyone's portfolio. You see, the company was founded as a small gun shop some seventy-odd years ago by our great-uncle [Thaddeus Grant]. It catered to a very elite clientele... Courtney, always fascinated by firearms, apprenticed himself to Uncle Thaddeus. When Thaddeus died in 1873, he bequeathed the business to Courtney. While maintaining the original shop and its tradition, Courtney expanded into the international arms trade. With loans and the sale of public stock, he was able to build a plant at 12 Deverell Street for the manufacture of heavy ordnance. Today the firm is debt-free and very profitable. Of course, a drop in the share price occurred with the news of my brother’s death.”

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 16:36:40 No.6010138 Report

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“Who has ascended to the presidency?” asks Watson.

“Courtney's picked successor, [Phillip Marlowe], the 2nd vice-president.”

“And why not the first vice-president?”

“Young [Lord Ragland], who runs the Deverell Street plant is a brilliant technician but a most inept businessman.”

“Who inherits your brother's stock?”

“His wife, Beatrice.”

“Now I think we might examine the effects found with your brother.” So saying, Holmes turns his attention to a briefcase and a large, brown envelope.

“It looks as if some sharp object has been used on it,” comments Watson, referring to a long gouge on the leather of the briefcase.

“Yes, and it’s practically brand-new. I gave it to Courtney for his last birthday, January 6th. As you can see, it is locked. The police found it that way. Courtney kept the key on a chain attached to his watch fob. The watch, of course, was stolen."

Holmes retrieves a long piece of wire from the coal scuttle. After gaining Allen's permission, he inserts it into the lock and, with a quick flick of the wrist, springs the lock open.

He pulls out two folders for our examination, Each is filled with company papers and is coded to indicate its contents. One marked MB-C, for instance, concerns various coal mine leases. Another, marked S-87-U contains a listing of sales to the U.S. Government during the preceding year.

Holmes then empties the contents of the envelope onto the table, ‘he inventory includes: spectacles and case, a ruby ring, a gold wedding band, a key chain with keys, an empty wallet, a small notebook, and a note (see picture):

Seizing on the notebook, Holmes observes, “Can you tell us who [Captain Egan] might be, Mr, Allen?”

“I’ve never heard the name."

"And Billy?”

“Billy is Courtney's secretary, [William Linhart].”

Holmes compares the writing in the notebook with that of the note. They appear to be identical. He nods and says, “I believe we have enough to begin our investigation.”

NOTE: You deduce that Richard Allen's occupation is a stockbroker. Holmes confirms this.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 16:38:17 No.6010139 Report

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“Who has ascended to the presidency?” asks Watson.

“Courtney's picked successor, [Phillip Marlowe], the 2nd vice-president.”

“And why not the first vice-president?”

“Young [Lord Ragland], who runs the Deverell Street plant is a brilliant technician but a most inept businessman.”

“Who inherits your brother's stock?”

“His wife, Beatrice.”

“Now I think we might examine the effects found with your brother.” So saying, Holmes turns his attention to a briefcase and a large, brown envelope.

“It looks as if some sharp object has been used on it,” comments Watson, referring to a long gouge on the leather of the briefcase.

“Yes, and it’s practically brand-new. I gave it to Courtney for his last birthday, January 6th. As you can see, it is locked. The police found it that way. Courtney kept the key on a chain attached to his watch fob. The watch, of course, was stolen."

Holmes retrieves a long piece of wire from the coal scuttle. After gaining Allen's permission, he inserts it into the lock and, with a quick flick of the wrist, springs the lock open. He pulls out two folders for our examination, Each is filled with company papers and is coded to indicate its contents. One marked MB-C, for instance, concerns various coal mine leases. Another, marked S-87-U contains a listing of sales to the U.S. Government during the preceding year. Holmes then empties the contents of the envelope onto the table, ‘he inventory includes: spectacles and case, a ruby ring, a gold wedding band, a key chain with keys, an empty wallet, a small notebook, and a note (see picture):

Seizing on the notebook, Holmes observes, “Can you tell us who [Captain Egan] might be, Mr, Allen?”

“I’ve never heard the name."

"And Billy?”

“Billy is Courtney's secretary, [William Linhart].”

Holmes compares the writing in the notebook with that of the note. They appear to be identical. He nods and says, “I believe we have enough to begin our investigation.”

NOTE: You deduce that Richard Allen's occupation is a stockbroker. Holmes confirms this.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 16:43:26 No.6010142 Report

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RULES: THE GAME IS AFOOT!

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is basically a hybrid board game and CYOA book.

USING THE MAP:
The murder site, 5EC, is circled in red (see top right).
Locations only matter for alibis; depending on resolution, I recommend using a real-life ruler on your monitor to measure distances. ALL speeds are the "same," ignore the idea of a character taking a taxi vs walking, etc.

For example, a character who was confirmed to be at Hyde Park (95NW) at 12PM could not have murdered someone at the Tower of London (14EC) at 1PM; it takes two hours to get between the two points. Differences are very rough; a 10-15 minutes' difference will not make or break a case.

USING THE DIRECTORY:
OP will serve as the London Directory. Besides people/businesses explicitly mentioned in dialogue, London is a big place. You can always ask OP to look up something, for example, if a diamond has been stolen, you can ask OP to look up pawn shops in the city. Or if Mr. Jones mentions he has a sister, you can look up "Jones" in the directory for any hits.

HOW TO FOLLOW LEADS/INTERROGATE CHARACTERS/GATHER INFORMATION/ETC.
Named characters and businesses enclosed in [brackets] constitutes a lead that can be followed. If you follow a lead, you will physically visit their home/workplace/the business in question and speak to them. Whatever they say is final, there are no further follow-up questions or additional information you can get. Think of it as going to page X in a CYOA book; from there you can only decide what page to go to next.

You can find leads outside of mentioned names by thinking outside the box; see "using the directory" above.

You, Wiggins, do not care about travel times and can teleport around the map at will.

HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
At all times, anons can choose to officially:
LOOKUP [name], ex. LOOKUP Sherlock Holmes, LOOKUP tailors
Look up the London Directory for whether a character/location can actually be spoken to or visited. If YES, I will provide their physical location(s).

FOLLOWLEAD [name], e.g. FOLLOWLEAD [Courtney Allen]
Visit location/speak to character. The same anon may not take the "FOLLOW LEAD" action twice consecutively.

ENDGAME
Depending on how many players there are, you can vote to end the game. At this time, anons will provide answers to a series of questions.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AKze3T0O Sun 19 May 2024 16:52:24 No.6010146 Report

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I'm game to play, OP - seems fun

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 16:53:28 No.6010147 Report

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RULES: THE GAME IS AFOOT!

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is basically a hybrid board game and CYOA book.

USING THE MAP:
The murder site, 5EC, is circled in red (see top right).
Locations only matter for alibis; depending on resolution, I recommend using a real-life ruler on your monitor to measure distances. ALL speeds are the "same," ignore the idea of a character taking a taxi vs walking, etc.

For example, a character who was confirmed to be at Hyde Park (95NW) at 12PM could not have murdered someone at the Tower of London (14EC) at 1PM; it takes two hours to get between the two points. Differences are very rough; a 10-15 minutes' difference will not make or break a case.

USING THE DIRECTORY:
OP will serve as the London Directory. Besides people/businesses explicitly mentioned in dialogue, London is a big place. You can always ask OP to look up something, for example, if a diamond has been stolen, you can ask OP to look up pawn shops in the city. Or if Mr. Jones mentions he has a sister, you can look up "Jones" in the directory for any hits.

HOW TO FOLLOW LEADS/INTERROGATE CHARACTERS/GATHER INFORMATION/ETC.
Named characters and businesses enclosed in [brackets] constitutes a lead that can be followed. If you follow a lead, you will physically visit their home/workplace/the business in question and speak to them. Whatever they say is final, there are no further follow-up questions or additional information you can get. Think of it as going to page X in a CYOA book; from there you can only decide what page to go to next.

You can find leads outside of mentioned names by thinking outside the box; see "using the directory" above.

You, Wiggins, do not care about travel times and can teleport around the map at will.

HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
At all times, anons can choose to officially:
LOOKUP [name], ex. LOOKUP Sherlock Holmes, LOOKUP tailor shops
Look up the London Directory for whether a character/location can actually be spoken to or visited. If YES, I will provide their physical location(s).

FOLLOWLEAD [name], e.g. FOLLOWLEAD [Courtney Allen]
Visit location/speak to character. The same anon may not take the "FOLLOW LEAD" action twice consecutively.

ENDGAME
Depending on how many players there are, you can vote to end the game. At this time, anons will provide answers to a series of questions.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 17:12:29 No.6010153 Report

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First page of newspaper

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 17:13:46 No.6010154 Report

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Second page of newspaper, including:

DEFAULT CONTACTS/LOCATIONS (may not always be relevant/available):
Please note that you merely visit/speak to these people, you cannot ask them anything specific. Again, each of these below is like a page in a CYOA book

>Sir Jasper Meeks, Head Coroner, Saint Bartholomew Hospital
for an autopsy of the corpse

>H.R. Murray, Criminologist
additional details about items discovered during the investigation

>Inspectors Lestrade & Gregson, Scotland Yard
additional details about the investigation

>Disraeli O'Brian, archivist
old legal and criminal documents

>Somerset House
registry of births, deaths, marriages, and wills that may be relevant to case

>Edward Hall
information on any legal trials/affairs related to case

>Porky Shinwell, Raven and Rat Tavern
your source on any illegal activity/criminal rumors

>Fred Porlock
your source on anything related to Moriarty's organization

>Henry Ellis, London Times
your source on current events and foreign affairs

>Quintin Hogg, Police Gazette
official information on criminal news

>Mycroft Holmes
Sherlock is a "consulting detective," and Mycroft is a consultant to the government. Your source on all governmental affairs

>Langdale Pike
tuned in to all London society gossip

>Central Carriage Stables
London cab company; source of all info on movement of suspects

>Lomax, London Library
1888's verison of Wikipedia

>Sherlock Holmes
if you are stuck, you can talk to him for hints

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 17:19:50 No.6010156 Report

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>>6010147
Please note that every numbered location on the map is visitable, for example, you can visit 5EC to go to the scene of the crime. In the beginning of this case, that is the only location known before you look up anything in the directory.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 17:23:41 No.6010159 Report

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>>6010137
* [Grant Arms Factory] is also a lead. So is the [plant at 12 Deverell street].

I might have forgotten to [bracket] other things, sorry. Please feel free to LOOKUP or visit any names or locations I mention

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AKze3T0O Sun 19 May 2024 17:35:30 No.6010166 Report

Quoted By: >>6010173

Hmm, right off the bat - I notice that there was an international arms fair, complete with a violent anti-war demonstration.

Still, the first order of business should be to receive the autopsy report from Dr. Meeks. It's usually best to start with the body and work backwards from there.

>Sir Jasper Meeks, Head Coroner, Saint Bartholomew Hospital

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 17:51:49 No.6010173 Report

>>6010166
Sir Jasper Meeks (38EC):

Sir Jasper Meeks explains that Allen was shot in the chest at close range.

"From a distance of two feet, no more-- there were extensive powder burns on his overcoat."

"Do you have the bullet?" you ask.

"No, but it must have been of large calibre; the exit wound was massive."

Leads Followed: 1
Jasper Meeks (38EC)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Sun 19 May 2024 18:03:37 No.6010178 Report

Quoted By: >>6010182

My schedule is quite irregular, thank you Akz-anon for playing so far. Please expect updates generally around VERY early morning/late night PST

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AKze3T0O Sun 19 May 2024 18:05:53 No.6010181 Report

Quoted By: >>6010260 >>6010448 >>6010454

>>6010173

>H.R. Murray, Criminologist

Hmm, next to the criminologist.

Did Allen have any weaponry with extremely large calibers in his personal collection?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AKze3T0O Sun 19 May 2024 18:06:53 No.6010182 Report

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>>6010178

No problem, QM - you'll probably get more players as people notice that this is a real quest

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:OprtH+8U Sun 19 May 2024 19:45:17 No.6010260 Report

Quoted By: >>6010448 >>6010454

>>6010173
>H.R. Murray, Criminologist
Got to agree with >>6010181.

I would also ask Allen if the victim, Courtney, had a firearms collection.

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Anonymous ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 00:30:25 No.6010448 Report

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>>6010181
>>6010260
(pic unrelated, for flavor only)
Reminder that you cannot choose what to ask people, since leads are just pages in a CYOA book; so what you are doing is visiting the lead of [H.R. Murray]/visiting the lead 22SW, which is H.R. Murray.

H.R. Murray (22SW)

Professor Murray seems very busy when we arrive. He is actually studying the contents of a beaker when we signal our presence with an understated cough. He turns around suddenly as he discovers our presence. His hair, which seems whiter than usual, frames his pale face and emphasies even more the tiredness seen in his traits.

"It's you, Wiggan. What can I do for you?"

"It's Wiggins, sir. We're investigating the death of Courtney Allen, at [his brother]'s request."

"Allen, Allen," he began to mumble as he searches one of the numerous piles of paper cluttering his desk. "There! File #527. Hmm, not much to say about it. The bullet was found in the wall behind the victim. A large calibre which literally pushed the victim back. The weapon that killed him wasn't a common one. Much less so when you take into account that it came from one of his [factories]!"

"You mean the pistol the killer used was one made in the [Grant] factories?"

"Quite so, Wiggans."

"And what could you tell us about the cut on his briefcase? It seems curious that the killer had both a pistol and a knife, unless there were two of them."

"What knife? The cut definitely wasn't made by a knife-- it's not regular enough for that. I've also found minute scratches along the briefcase's length."

"This is all very odd. Thank you for your help, Professor," we tell him before he returns to the study of his beaker.

"[Dr. Saari]! The title of charlatan would suit him better," we hear him grumble while we discreetly see ourselves out.

Leads followed: 2
Jasper Meeks (38EC), H.R. Murray (22SW)

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Anonymous ID:AKze3T0O Mon 20 May 2024 02:01:48 No.6010526 Report

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>>6010454

Hmm, I dunno - this has all the makings of a politic hit-job. An anti-war protester goes through the trouble of killing a war profiteer with his own elephant gun?

We've also learned that someone tampered with Allen's briefcase, or else it was damaged in an unusual manner.

I say we eventually pay a visit to Mycroft and see if he knows anything about the anti-war protests at the arms fair. Presumably these malcontents have been duly tracked by the British government.

I'd also say there's a remote chance that Allen's brother set this whole thing up so he could speculate on the stock's behavior like a degenerate.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 03:05:23 No.6010576 Report

Quoted By: >>6010845 >>6010848

>>6010526
As an example of using the London Directory, looking up Allen yields:

>Allen, Courtney (14 NW)
>Allen, Richard (1 WC)

Mycroft can be found at at his usual Diogenes Club at 8SW.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 11:04:28 No.6010833 Report

Quoted By: >>6010858

>>6010454
Let's visit Lord Ragland. I wonder if he can tell us anything about the gun.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 11:18:21 No.6010843 Report

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The newspaper tells us Courtney's successor Phillip Marlowe is an accomplished marksman (86 points at Queen's Prize). May be relevant. Sebastian Moran also gets referenced
People relevant to the arms trade fair were among the top scorers: Count von Schulenberg the German military attache and Emile Zobar the French one.
The Spanish attache Hector del Guerra, referenced in the article about the fair, may be the "spaniard" in the note.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 11:20:26 No.6010845 Report

Quoted By: >>6010848

>>6010576
QM, will you, for the sake of expedience, accept several actions at once? Say, if several anons vote each for a different thing?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 11:38:59 No.6010848 Report

Quoted By: >>6010849

>>6010576
>>6010845
Yes, multiple actions are no problem at all, so long as it's not the same anon that goes twice in a row. Once a different anon goes, that same anon is free to FOLLOWLEAD again, even in the same day. Lord Ragland visit to follow

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 11:39:36 No.6010849 Report

Quoted By: >>6010861

>>6010848
Nice, then can I also ask to lookup Egan?

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 11:52:20 No.6010854 Report

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Lord Henry Ragland (56SW)

Lord Ragland's man, Bunting, admits us to the residence and shows us into the study to wait. We are almost as impressed by Lord Ragland's estiablishment as we are with Lord Ragland himself when he arrives. At 30, he is the picture of the English gentleman, impeccably groomed, with a grace and style at once attractive and forbidding. The introductions completed, he separaets himself from us by walking ot the other side of the desk. Seating himself, he asks us to begin.

Before we can, however, he notices an envelope on the desk and immediately calls for Bunting.

"[Drummond's] has slipped up again. See that this is posted immediately... Excuse me, gentlemen. Debit where a credit should be or some such. Please begin."

"On the night of [Mr. Allen]'s murder, he had an appointment, with [Captain Egan]--"

"Yes, the purchasing officer for naval ordnance at the [Admiralty]. We were working on a secret project for the Admiralty, and Courtney was concerned about one of the engineers, [Richard Camp], being a security risk. We discussed it that morning. I gave no credence to the idea."

Lord Ragland pauses to reach into a small silver box. From it, he draws forth a cigarette which has a 'B & H' printed on it in gold leaf. He inserts it into an ebony cigarette holder, lights it, and leans back. Without prompting, he continues.

"No, no. Camp is a fine fellow. But as a concession to Egan, I removed him from the project and assigned him elsewhere... Tragic, Courtney's death. To think that I had intended to stop by the [offices] that evening but was forced to work late at the [plant]. If I had, perhaps the thief would have thought twice before tackling two of us."

"Were you disappointed about not being named president? You were, after all, senior vice-president."

"Not a bit of it. I am quite happy in my work in the technical areas. Administrative matters do not interest me. Besides, one of Marlowe's conditions of employment was that he succeeds Courtney when Courtney retired. Of course, that would not have been for many years."

"Thank you, Lord Ragland."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 3
Jasper Meeks (38EC), H.R. Murray (22SW), Lord Ragland (56SW)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 11:54:49 No.6010856 Report

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Lord Henry Ragland (56SW)

Lord Ragland's man, Bunting, admits us to the residence and shows us into the study to wait. We are almost as impressed by Lord Ragland's estiablishment as we are with Lord Ragland himself when he arrives. At 30, he is the picture of the English gentleman, impeccably groomed, with a grace and style at once attractive and forbidding. The introductions completed, he separates himself from us by walking to the other side of the desk. Seating himself, he asks us to begin.

Before we can, however, he notices an envelope on the desk and immediately calls for Bunting.

"[Drummond's] has slipped up again. See that this is posted immediately... Excuse me, gentlemen. Debit where a credit should be or some such. Please begin."

"On the night of [Mr. Allen]'s murder, he had an appointment, with [Captain Egan]--"

"Yes, the purchasing officer for naval ordnance at the [Admiralty]. We were working on a secret project for the Admiralty, and Courtney was concerned about one of the engineers, [Richard Camp], being a security risk. We discussed it that morning. I gave no credence to the idea."

Lord Ragland pauses to reach into a small silver box. From it, he draws forth a cigarette which has a 'B & H' printed on it in gold leaf. He inserts it into an ebony cigarette holder, lights it, and leans back. Without prompting, he continues.

"No, no. Camp is a fine fellow. But as a concession to Egan, I removed him from the project and assigned him elsewhere... Tragic, Courtney's death. To think that I had intended to stop by the [offices] that evening but was forced to work late at the [plant]. If I had, perhaps the thief would have thought twice before tackling two of us."

"Were you disappointed about not being named president? You were, after all, senior vice-president."

"Not a bit of it. I am quite happy in my work in the technical areas. Administrative matters do not interest me. Besides, one of [Marlowe]'s conditions of employment was that he succeeds Courtney when Courtney retired. Of course, that would not have been for many years."

"Thank you, Lord Ragland."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 3
Jasper Meeks (38EC), H.R. Murray (22SW), Lord Ragland (56SW)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 11:56:26 No.6010858 Report

>>6010833
(picture unrelated, for flavor only)

Lord Henry Ragland (56SW)

Lord Ragland's man, Bunting, admits us to the residence and shows us into the study to wait. We are almost as impressed by Lord Ragland's estiablishment as we are with Lord Ragland himself when he arrives. At 30, he is the picture of the English gentleman, impeccably groomed, with a grace and style at once attractive and forbidding. The introductions completed, he separates himself from us by walking to the other side of the desk. Seating himself, he asks us to begin.

Before we can, however, he notices an envelope on the desk and immediately calls for Bunting.

"[Drummond's] has slipped up again. See that this is posted immediately... Excuse me, gentlemen. Debit where a credit should be or some such. Please begin."

"On the night of [Mr. Allen]'s murder, he had an appointment, with [Captain Egan]--"

"Yes, the purchasing officer for naval ordnance at the [Admiralty]. We were working on a secret project for the Admiralty, and Courtney was concerned about one of the engineers, [Richard Camp], being a security risk. We discussed it that morning. I gave no credence to the idea."

Lord Ragland pauses to reach into a small silver box. From it, he draws forth a cigarette which has a 'B & H' printed on it in gold leaf. He inserts it into an ebony cigarette holder, lights it, and leans back. Without prompting, he continues.

"No, no. Camp is a fine fellow. But as a concession to Egan, I removed him from the project and assigned him elsewhere... Tragic, Courtney's death. To think that I had intended to stop by the [offices] that evening but was forced to work late at the [plant]. If I had, perhaps the thief would have thought twice before tackling two of us."

"Were you disappointed about not being named president? You were, after all, senior vice-president."

"Not a bit of it. I am quite happy in my work in the technical areas. Administrative matters do not interest me. Besides, one of [Marlowe]'s conditions of employment was that he succeeds Courtney when Courtney retired. Of course, that would not have been for many years."

"Thank you, Lord Ragland."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 3
Jasper Meeks (38EC), H.R. Murray (22SW), Lord Ragland (56SW)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 12:02:13 No.6010861 Report

Quoted By: >>6010866

>>6010849
>>6010849
Looking up Egan yields:

Egan, John (47SW)
Admiralty (10SW)

Potentially related:

GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Government Office (14SW)
Colonial Office (91SW)
Foreign Office (92SW)
Home Office (93SW)
India Office (94SW)
Printing Office (95SW)
War Office (11SW)
* Please note that if something is not on the map or unlabeled, it cannot be visited.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 12:19:03 No.6010866 Report

Quoted By: >>6010869

>>6010861
Thanks

So, since I can't followup again, here's my thoughts for the other anons:
>Why wasn't anyone alerted by a shot from a large caliber gun?
Could it be that the body was moved and the bullet planted? Or maybe the shot was drowned out by something? Like the 21-gun salute at the closing ceremony of the arms fair, but that occurred on the 19th. How can we even find out whether there was a similar event on the 9th? Ask the newspaper guy?
>Was the gun a rifle?
If so, the killer couldn't have concealed it. How did he approach the victim without alerting him?
A man with a rifle would also be memorable. I'd try and ask around the people living/working near the crime site. Maybe the Scotland Yard inspectors did?
>The note is signed O.M.
It's written in the same hand as the notebook presumably belonging to Courtney Allen. Why O.M. then?

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 12:23:00 No.6010869 Report

Quoted By: >>6010870

>>6010866
Thanks for your patience anon. If no one else replies by this time tomorrow, I will accept your next action.

>It's written in the same hand as the notebook presumably belonging to Courtney Allen. Why O.M. then?
Small clarification: it is signed A.M.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 12:28:51 No.6010870 Report

Quoted By: >>6010877

>>6010869
Thanks for the clarification. I barely could decipher the handwriting.
Can I ask you to confirm that this is what it says?
>Notebook
March 8 - Bishops F - 8:30 pm | Billy's Mother's Birthday
March 9 - Plant - 8 am | Surprise!!! | Capt. Egan - 8:30 pm
March 10 - Brixton's Mine - 10 am | US Embassy - 3:30 pm
>Note
SP 10: Spaniard Tonight 10 pm! A.M.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 12:37:31 No.6010876 Report

Quoted By:

And some more considerations, though it's likely obvious: the rmugging version is a bunch of poppycock and Scotland Yard is unfathomably lazy and/or incompetent for even considering it. If the thief decided to linger on the spot long enough to empty the wallet, there was no reason not to take the two rings.
Since the wallet was searched on the spot, the killer must've been after something specific that he had to confirm was in the wallet.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 12:38:01 No.6010877 Report

Quoted By:

>>6010870
Agreed, when I first played the game, the cursive was so "cursive" I thought the writing was supposed to be half-decorative. You're right on the money with the text.

>>6010139
NOTEBOOK
Thursday march 8
Bishop's F - 8:30pm
Billy's Mother's Birthday

Friday march 9
Plant - 8am
Surprise!!!

Capt Egan - 8:30pm

Saturday march 10
Brixtone's Mine - 10am
U.S. Embassy - 3:30pm

NOTE
SP10:
Spaniard
Tonight 10 pm!
A.M.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qA5hagAV Mon 20 May 2024 12:54:55 No.6010884 Report

Quoted By: >>6010912 >>6011009

Probably getting baited by the whole affair thing, but I think it's good to tie up loose ends, can we follow lead on Beatrice? She's probably not the killer, but I think it's just good to get a lay of the land so we don't miss anything obvious. After this we should look into the factories at some point to see if we can learn anything about the rifle and if one was found missing (would imply an employee did it) or not (which would mean someone just bought the gun and used it)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 13:22:50 No.6010912 Report

Quoted By: >>6010922

>>6010884
Sorry, Beatrice was a potential lead but is not listed in the directory. Therefore, she cannot be visited/spoken to.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qA5hagAV Mon 20 May 2024 13:33:14 No.6010922 Report

Quoted By: >>6010927 >>6010937 >>6010943

>>6010912
Very interesting, don't know whether to take that to mean that Beatrice is just a dead end or she goes under a different name in the directory and Beatrice was a fake one
Let's go follow lead on the factory then

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 13:40:49 No.6010927 Report

Quoted By:

>>6010922
Don't worry, there won't be a situation (that I know of yet) where someone is going under a fake/alternate name and that's the reason they can't be found. It's just a dead end.

As for the factory, do you mean the [Grant Arms Co.] or the [12 Deverell Street plant]?
QM mistake here, I accidentally called it "Grant Arms Factory" earlier, conflating two things together.

Grant Arms Co. is the offices (where Courtney was shot), while 12 Deverell Street Plant is the factory.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 13:52:33 No.6010937 Report

Quoted By: >>6010943

>>6010922
Don't worry, there won't be a situation (that I know of yet) where someone is going under a fake/alternate name and that's the reason they can't be found. It's just a dead end.

As for the factory, do you mean the [Grant Arms Co.] or the [12 Deverell Street plant]?
QM mistake here, I accidentally called it "Grant Arms Factory" earlier, conflating two things together.

Grant Arms Co. (5EC) is the offices (where Courtney was shot), while 12 Deverell Street Plant is the factory.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Mon 20 May 2024 14:02:22 No.6010943 Report

Quoted By: >>6010951

>>6010922
>>6010937

Support, let’s go to the scene of the crime nex, Grant Arms Co.

I’m increasingly suspicious that Allen was murdered due to business decisionmaking on an international level, rather than a personal matter.

We should probably meet with the Spaniard after this visit to the scene of the crime

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 14:16:05 No.6010951 Report

>>6010943
(picture unrelated as always)

Grant Arms. Co (5EC)

By prearrangement we meet Constable Beadle behind the Grant Arms Company in the alley parallel to Leonard Street.

"I noticed a strange lump up the alley. I knew right off that something was amiss-- my instinct for the out-of-place, you might say. Watch your step there! The cobbling hereabouts is in a bad way. Many a jagged edge just made for tripping a man."

We have strolled 30 feet or so from the bsae of a stairway that leads to the offices of Grant Arms to arrive at the juncture of a "T" formed with another alley that leads to Old Street.

"It was right here, and sad to say, it was not a lump at all. Now the victim was lying on his back, the force of the bullet having thrown him backwards. The briefcase was lying right beside the body, waist-high. The wallet was lying a few feet away. The victim's overcoat was thrown open and his pocketwatch was missing, but part of the chain was still attached to the vest. He was quite dead but there was still some warmth in his bare hands, so I couldn't have missed the blighter by much.

"Now, I figure the perpetrator must have hid in that shed just up this second alley. When the victim approached, he jumped out and fired point-blank. As you can see, it's but five feet from the shed to where the body lay."

We thank Constable Beadle for his time and trouble. He goes back on patrol, but we linger a moment at the scene. From the shed Wiggins calls to us.

"Seems both Scotland Yard and our 'perpetrator' have been quite careless."

His open palm reveals the remains of a cigarette. On it are the letters 'B & H' in gold leaf. The tip end is pinched evenly all around.

Beaming, Wiggins suggests that we adjourn to the offices of the Grant Arms Company to interview Allen's private secretary.
(cont.)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 14:22:09 No.6010955 Report

Quoted By:

>>6010951
(picture unrelated, for flavor only)

Our unorthodox means of entry via the back stairway startles a young man we meet in the corridor. Fair-haired and pleasant-featured, he turns out to be [William Linhart]. After introductions are made and we are seated in Linhart's office, Wiggins asks him a question that has been nagging at all of us since the beginning.

"What was Mr. Allen doing in the alley?"

"Anytime he worked after hours, which was often, he would leave by the back way. It was a short walk to Old-street where the traffic was heavier and a cab more likely to be hailed."

"So anyone who had a passing knowledge of Mr. Allen's habits, company employees or even business acquaintances would certainly have been aware of that practice?"

"Yes, that's so."

"That evening Mr. Allen was scheduled to meet with a [Captain Egan] at 8:30. Can you tell us who Captain Egan is?"

"He is the ordnance officer in charge of purchasing for the [Admiralty]."

"Do you know what the meeting was about?"

"He and Mr. Allen met often to discuss the special project undertaken for the Admiralty some months ago, but I was unaware of that particular meeting. Mr. Allen regularly delivered progress reports, but always during the day, and I always made the appointments."

"Could you tell us about the special project?"

"It is very secret, but I suppose I can say that it involves the development of a new type of naval gun."

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 14:29:57 No.6010961 Report

Quoted By: >>6010962

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 14:31:02 No.6010962 Report

Quoted By: >>6010973 >>6010994 >>6011009 >>6012013

>>6010961
"Were there problems with the project?"

"None that I am aware of. Mr. Allen was very concerned about security, though. While we do sell arms to foreign powers, there are certain weapons that are reserved exclusively for our own Government. Special Project #10 was such a one."

"Was Mr. Allen's concern over security based on a specific incident or centered on a specific person?"

"The existence of the project was common knowledge, so I'm sure he expected a certain amount of well, spying. He called in Lord Ragland to discuss the matter after several strange people were seen hanging around the [Deverell-street plant]."

"Why would the plant be under surveillance?"

"All the technical data, blueprints, formulas, that type of thing are housed there. Our offices here are entirely administrative."

"Mr. Allen's brother believes he was having an affair at the time of his death. Realizing that this is a delicate matter, would you know who the lady might have been?"

"No, I don't. Over the years I have always known about Mr. Allen's peccadillos but only in the most general way. We would be working and something would trigger a cryptic remark that obviously had to do with his personal life. For example, just after the International Arms Fair opened, he received a scented letter on pink stationery. Later that day he was dictating a memo to Lord Ragland when he stopped and picked it up. He took a full whiff and said aloud, 'Women often marry for a title but they won't necessarily fall in love for one.' Then he laughed and went on with the memo."

"You're now secretary to the new president [Mr. Marlowe]?"

"Yes. He was Mr. Allen's hand-picked successor which perfectly illustrates the kind of man Mr. Allen was. There was no love lost between them and yet, recognizing Marlowe's outstanding business acumen, he named him as his heir, so to speak."

"Thank you, Mr. Linhart. You've been very helpful."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 4

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Mon 20 May 2024 14:59:19 No.6010973 Report

Quoted By: >>6010994

>>6010962

Damn, so Allen was fucking a noblewoman and almost certainly she is the wife of one of the shooting contest aristocrats.

Plus, the cigarette thing with Ragland. We should try to find out who smokes the B&H brand besides him. I doubt it wa as Raglund himself who pulled the trigger - he doesn’t seem the type to hide in a shed. I think we have to meet with Egan next - did he and Raglund conspire to murder Allen because of special project no 10?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:TsPaqIC+ Mon 20 May 2024 15:22:15 No.6010983 Report

Quoted By: >>6010984

I'm not particularly good with puzzles and mysteries and the like, but I just wanted to commend the QM for making such a high quality quest.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 15:26:51 No.6010984 Report

Quoted By:

>>6010983
Thank you, but I've done nothing at all; all I'm doing is just running an existing board game (called Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective) because I wanna see how anons solve it. Besides the posts about how to play the game, I've written nothing.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qA5hagAV Mon 20 May 2024 15:49:05 No.6010994 Report

Quoted By: >>6010999 >>6011004 >>6011009

>>6010962
>>6010973
Yeah, I'd agree, it's also possible Courtney was fucking the wife of Ragland himself lmao, would be super bold but funny of him to have done so
Let's follow the lead at the admiralty for Captain Egan
Afterwards we can look into the plant, if fishy people were hanging around. It's highly possible there was a safe with a blueprint in there, and the thief had reason to suspect that Courtney had the combination on his body with him, hence the frantic search into the briefcase, the wallet, and his pocketwatch

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 15:58:55 No.6010999 Report

Quoted By: >>6011009

>>6010994
Which one?
>Egan, John (47SW)
>Admiralty (10SW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Mon 20 May 2024 16:05:55 No.6011004 Report

Quoted By:

>>6010994

The timing between the love letter and the international arms fair makes me think that the wife is probably international too, but I don’t think we can discount the possibility that Allen was a complete asshat, lol

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 16:12:28 No.6011009 Report

Quoted By: >>6011013 >>6011020 >>6011026

>>6010884
>it's good to tie up loose ends
As far as I understand, the less leads we follow, the higher our score in the end (if we solve the case correctly). As such, it may be best not to make unnecessary visits.

>>6010951
>The cobbling hereabouts is in a bad way. Many a jagged edge
That's what cut up the briefcase. It was dragged.
>cigarette. On it are the letters 'B & H' in gold leaf. The tip end is pinched evenly all around.
Ragland smokes this brand, and he uses a holder (even pinch, not like from teeth).
>>6010962
>Special Project #10
The SP10 on the note likely refers to it.
>>6010994
>the wife of Ragland himself
To be a bit meta, the only woman with a title we know of so far is the Countess von Schulenberg, the wife of the german military attache who is also connected with Krupp, a noted artillery producer.

>>6010999
I think anon meant Egan, John (47SW)
Also I'd like to lookup von Schulenberg and del Guerra

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Anonymous ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 16:16:11 No.6011013 Report

Quoted By:

>>6011009
Egan, John (47NW) *sorry, I mistyped it as SW before. 47NW is the correct location of his house. Really wish you could edit posts.

We are told by Captain Egan's landlady, whom we suspect was once a bosun's mate on a man-o-war, that he is at the Admiralty.

I'll throw in the actual Admiralty since it's my last post for today:

Captain Egan (10SW)

Captain Egan is a small bulldog of a man. He paces back and forth behind a massive oak desk as if it were a quarterdeck railing.

"Eight months ago, Allen came ot this office with the designs for a new naval gun. Revolutionary in concept. Can't say much about it, most secret, don't you know. The design was approved and monies advanced for its development."

"Can you tell us anything about the meeting Mr. Allen was to have had with you on the evening of his murder?"

The Captain barks out a name, unintelligible to us, and an aging Lieutenant, long since beached upon the promotionless shores of paperwork, scurries into the room.

"Bring me the Grant Arms Company file... Allen sent me a wire this morning. Quite vague. Close-mouthed fellow when all is said and done. He was worried about security for Project #10. I know, but wouldn't say much about it; his responsibility; he'd take care of it. 'Course, I put some of my men on it anyway."

The Lieutenant returns with the file and is dismissed, for the time being, back into oblivion.

The captain shows us, first, the wire. It reads: (see picture)

>Meet tonight
>8:30 your office
>Call out the guard
>Pounce at 10!
>C. Allen

He then shows us a detailed list of the activities of Richard Camp, a development engineer on Project #10.

"As you can see, he was always bringing boxes and bundles to the [French Embassy]. [Emile Zobar], French Military Attache, has his offices at the Embassy.

"So you believe that Mr. Allen's wire implied he had information implicating Camp in a security breach of Project #10?"

"I did. Still do. But Lord Ragland, head of the project, assured me that Allen's security fears were unfounded. We met two days after Allen's unfortunate death. As a precaution, he told me he would remove Camp from the project.

"Since the conversation, I've concentrated my efforts on Zobar, [von Schulenberg], [Del Guerra], and [Meshkoff]. Their governments would all have great interest in our new gun. So far my men have unconvered nothing."

"Thank you, Captain."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 6

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW)
Admiralty (10SW)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 16:22:49 No.6011020 Report

Quoted By:

>>6011009
Egan, John (47NW)
*sorry, I mistyped it as SW before. 47NW is the correct location of his house. Really wish you could edit posts.

We are told by Captain Egan's landlady, whom we suspect was once a bosun's mate on a man-o-war, that he is at the Admiralty.

I'll throw in the actual Admiralty since it's my last post for today:

Captain Egan (10SW)

Captain Egan is a small bulldog of a man. He paces back and forth behind a massive oak desk as if it were a quarterdeck railing.

"Eight months ago, Allen came ot this office with the designs for a new naval gun. Revolutionary in concept. Can't say much about it, most secret, don't you know. The design was approved and monies advanced for its development."

"Can you tell us anything about the meeting Mr. Allen was to have had with you on the evening of his murder?"

The Captain barks out a name, unintelligible to us, and an aging Lieutenant, long since beached upon the promotionless shores of paperwork, scurries into the room.

"Bring me the Grant Arms Company file... Allen sent me a wire this morning. Quite vague. Close-mouthed fellow when all is said and done. He was worried about security for Project #10. I know, but wouldn't say much about it; his responsibility; he'd take care of it. 'Course, I put some of my men on it anyway."

The Lieutenant returns with the file and is dismissed, for the time being, back into oblivion.

The captain shows us, first, the wire. It reads: (see picture)

>Meet tonight
>8:30 your office
>Call out the guard
>Pounce at 10!
>C. Allen

He then shows us a detailed list of the activities of Richard Camp, a development engineer on Project #10.

"As you can see, he was always bringing boxes and bundles to the [French Embassy]. [Emile Zobar], French Military Attache, has his offices at the Embassy.

"So you believe that Mr. Allen's wire implied he had information implicating Camp in a security breach of Project #10?"

"I did. Still do. But Lord Ragland, head of the project, assured me that Allen's security fears were unfounded. We met two days after Allen's unfortunate death. As a precaution, he told me he would remove Camp from the project.

"Since the conversation, I've concentrated my efforts on Zobar, [von Schulenberg], [Del Guerra], and [Meshkoff]. Their governments would all have great interest in our new gun. So far my men have unconvered nothing."

"Thank you, Captain."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 6

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW)
Admiralty (10SW)

DIRECTORY LOOKUP:
>Schulenberg, Comte von (51SW)
>del Guerra, Hector (36WC)
>Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW)

EMBASSIES
American (18SW)
Chinese (38NW)
French (59SW)
German (9SW)
Russian (54SW)
Spanish (38SW)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 16:26:10 No.6011026 Report

>>6011009
Egan, John (47NW)
*sorry, I mistyped it as SW before. 47NW is the correct location of his house. Really wish you could edit posts.

We are told by Captain Egan's landlady, whom we suspect was once a bosun's mate on a man-o-war, that he is at the Admiralty.

I'll throw in the actual Admiralty since it's my last post for today:

Admiralty (10SW)

Captain Egan is a small bulldog of a man. He paces back and forth behind a massive oak desk as if it were a quarterdeck railing.

"Eight months ago, Allen came to this office with the designs for a new naval gun. Revolutionary in concept. Can't say much about it, most secret, don't you know. The design was approved and monies advanced for its development."

"Can you tell us anything about the meeting Mr. Allen was to have had with you on the evening of his murder?"

The Captain barks out a name, unintelligible to us, and an aging Lieutenant, long since beached upon the promotionless shores of paperwork, scurries into the room.

"Bring me the Grant Arms Company file... Allen sent me a wire this morning. Quite vague. Close-mouthed fellow when all is said and done. He was worried about security for Project #10. I know, but wouldn't say much about it; his responsibility; he'd take care of it. 'Course, I put some of my men on it anyway."

The Lieutenant returns with the file and is dismissed, for the time being, back into oblivion.

The captain shows us, first, the wire. It reads: (see picture)

>Meet tonight
>8:30 your office
>Call out the guard
>Pounce at 10!
>C. Allen

He then shows us a detailed list of the activities of [Richard Camp], a development engineer on Project #10.

"As you can see, he was always bringing boxes and bundles to the [French Embassy]. [Emile Zobar], French Military Attache, has his offices at the Embassy.

"So you believe that Mr. Allen's wire implied he had information implicating Camp in a security breach of Project #10?"

"I did. Still do. But Lord Ragland, head of the project, assured me that Allen's security fears were unfounded. We met two days after Allen's unfortunate death. As a precaution, he told me he would remove Camp from the project.

"Since the conversation, I've concentrated my efforts on Zobar, [von Schulenberg], [Del Guerra], and [Meshkoff]. Their governments would all have great interest in our new gun. So far my men have unconvered nothing."

"Thank you, Captain."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 6

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW)
Admiralty (10SW)

DIRECTORY LOOKUP:
>Schulenberg, Comte von (51SW)
>del Guerra, Hector (36WC)
>Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW)

EMBASSIES
American (18SW)
Chinese (38NW)
French (59SW)
German (9SW)
Russian (54SW)
Spanish (38SW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 16:41:45 No.6011041 Report

Quoted By: >>6011148 >>6011380

>>6011026
Same handwriting as the notebook and the note. I wonder if it's meaningful or just the font they used.
If meningful, it means that whoever transcribed this wire is our foremost suspect, and the note and notebook are fake.
Btw. "A.M." may mean Alexi Meshkoff

Let's for now visit the 12 Deverell Street plant, confirm Ragland's testimony and see if nothing was stolen.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Mon 20 May 2024 18:49:19 No.6011148 Report

Quoted By: >>6011171

>>6011041

I think we’re getting close:

Raglund and Camp know about Project 10 and either want to sell the design or the actual weaponry to an international party (the Russians?). Allen discovers the treason, Raglund has Allen killed, and can now exert his desired control over the company?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 19:15:11 No.6011171 Report

Quoted By: >>6011197

>>6011148
Can't be this simple, I think.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Mon 20 May 2024 19:59:20 No.6011197 Report

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>>6011171

You might be right - another thing I was thinking about. Why would the briefcase be all jacked up until there was a physical struggle for it? If Allen is getting attacked, does he pull out his own custom-mega-handgun and then become disarmed in the struggle? Did Allen get killed by his own gun?

It’s possible that his death was not entirely planned and that this was really a robbery that went poorly, after all.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 23:04:12 No.6011380 Report

>>6011041
(pic unrelated, surprise)
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE)

We enter the typically grimy manufacturing environment of the Deverell-Street plant.

"Lord Ragland ain't here, but I could show you to [Mr. Kehoe]'s office, he's the guv'ner's assistant."

It is evident that Walter Kehoe has come up through the ranks and would be more comfortable in his overall than his present ill-fitting tweeds. With a meaty paw he tugs at his shirt collar and asks us our business.

"Can you tell us anything about Mr. Allen's visit here on the morning of March 9th?"

"Odd, I thought it was, so's I remember right enough. Mr. Allen come to see his nibs, er, Lord Ragland, but he weren't here. Mr. Allen says he'll wait in the office."

"Do you know why Mr. Allen came to see Lord Ragland?"

"Now I wouldn't be knowin' their business, but it was most likely about Project #10, it bein' secret and all. There was hangers on around the Plant, foreigners and what-not."

"Do you know what transpired when Lord Ragland returned?"

"What? Well, he never did return, leastways not before Mr. Allen left. I was called away and when I gets back, Mr. Allen, he hands me a note. Says it come for Lord Ragland and I was to be sure he gets it. He also says that he'll see Lord Ragland some other time and perhaps it's best I don't even mention that he come by. Lord Ragland was in a bit later, stayed for a couple of hours and left for the day. Odd it was."

A begrimed workman enters and informs Kehoe of some problem with a piece of machinery.

"I'll be back in a moment, gents. Why don't you wait in Lord Ragland's office."

Left to our own devices when Kehoe and the workman leave, we can't help but notice a drawer in Ragland's desk partially open. And, of course, we can't help but peak in. We do not discover much of interest, only a stack of invoices and a bundle of stock certificates. One of the invoices is from Radford, Jones Sc Co. for 140 guineas. It is dated September 5, 1887, and stamped, "Paid March 10, 1888." The stock certificates are in 5000 share demonimations for several different companies, among them, [Rafferty Paper Mills] and [Stephenson Iron Works]. We manage to close the drawer just before Kehoe returns.
(cont.)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 20 May 2024 23:05:56 No.6011382 Report

Quoted By: >>6011416 >>6011526

>>6011380
"A little kick in the slats always does the trick. Now where were we?"

"That's a very impressive safe."

"All plans're kept under lock and key, to be sure."

"Would you take us to someone who could tell us about Project #10?"

"Well, the only one around now would be [Richard Camp]. He was an engineer on the project. Not on it anymore but he can tell you a thing or two."

Kehoe leads us back through his office and out into the corridor. The noise of the plant, curiously insulated in Ragland's office, grows stronger as we approach Camp's office. We knock and enter but the office is vacant.

"He may be down on the line. Let me check."

Kehoe's second absence gives us a chance to prowl around Camp's office. The desk is littered with plans and formula notations, none of which means anything to us. Next to a cigar humidor is a framed photograph of a young woman. She is very pretty with extremely long, dark hair and she radiates a bright, dimpled smile. Somewhat blurred in the background is a vaguely familiar [Cathedral] with two square-topped towers. Before we can rummage further, Kehoe returns.

"Mr. Camp left early it seems. Not feeling well."

"Well, thank you for your time."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 7

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Mon 20 May 2024 23:39:54 No.6011416 Report

Quoted By: >>6011526

>>6011382
I'm too sleepy to investigate now, but one thing I noticed is that the trip from the office to the Admiralty takes about 2 hours (if I measured it right), whereas Allen still was at the office shortly before 7, 1.5 hours before a meeting with Egan.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AKze3T0O Tue 21 May 2024 02:03:17 No.6011526 Report

Quoted By: >>6011813

>>6011382

I have to do some thinking about this, but Camp is definitely rising on the short-list of potential suspects.

>>6011416

We're probably going to need to assemble a real time-line of everyone's whereabouts in a single post...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 07:50:44 No.6011813 Report

Quoted By: >>6011890 >>6011891

>>6011526
For me it's Ragland. It's quite suspicious how he suddenly had a large sum of money the day after the murder. And I think Allen suspected him and the note about the "Spaniard" was the one Allen left for him at the plant to provoke him. There is no point in Allen writing the note to himself, he had his notebook.
I think we should visit Alexi Meshkoff and try to see why Allen would fake a note from him.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 10:21:15 No.6011890 Report

Quoted By:

>>6011813
(pic unrelated, for flavor only)

Alexi Meshkoff (34SW)

At the door of Alexi Meshkoff's home we are met by a giant in a Cossack uniform. We ask to see Mr. Meshkoff. He gives us a perplexed look and says something in what must be Russian, the only intelligible word of which is "Meshkoff." We repeat our request and the Cossack says "Da, Meshkoff," and he repeats what he first said. Finally we come to the conclusion that each could repeat ourselves a thousand times over and neither would understand the other. We decide that the better part of valour is to retreat to the nearest pub.

LEADS FOLLOWED: 9

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW)
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW)

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>>6011813
(pic unrelated, for flavor only)

Alexi Meshkoff (34SW)

At the door of Alexi Meshkoff's home we are met by a giant in a Cossack uniform. We ask to see Mr. Meshkoff. He gives us a perplexed look and says something in what must be Russian, the only intelligible word of which is "Meshkoff." We repeat our request and the Cossack says "Da, Meshkoff," and he repeats what he first said. Finally we come to the conclusion that each could repeat ourselves a thousand times over and neither would understand the other. We decide that the better part of valour is to retreat to the nearest pub.

LEADS FOLLOWED: 9

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380 (You)
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW)

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Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 11:36:54 No.6011927 Report

Quoted By: >>6011936

>>6011891
Try the Russian Embassy then

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 11:57:34 No.6011936 Report

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>>6011927
Since it's the same as the Captain Egan + Admiralty lead, I'll allow it:

Russian Embassy (54SW)

At the Russian Embassy we are escorted into the office of Alexi Meshkoff, Military Attache. His massiveness is not obscured by his desk. He is friendly, chatty almost.

"My government is very, very interested in the new naval gun being developed by Grant's. That I cannot deny. We have done business with Mr. Allen's company in the past and have always been satisfied. The Czar, may God preserve him, has very large borders to defend as well as a large fleet to arm. But we are a patient people; I point to the Balkans as an illustration of that Fact. We will wait until the British government deigns to allow Grant Arms to sell us the new gun."

As Meshkoff finishes speaking, there is an unexpected clatter behind the desk.

"Ah, thank you, young man," he says to you as you retrieve his cane which had slipped down from the edge of the desk of its own volition.

Meshkoff pats his thigh and explains, "An affair of honour some years ago. Although not too many years ago," he laughs. "As my adversary fell forward, shot through the heart, his pistol went off, accidentally, much as the cane just slipped of the desk. Unfortunately, the ball found my leg."

"Sir, would you mind telling us where you were on the evening of March 9th?"

Meshkoff tilts back his head and laughs heartily.

"Of course not, my friends. I attended a performance at the [Covent Garden Theatre] and was there all evening."

Since we have nothing more to ask, we thank him and take our leave.

LEADS FOLLOWED: 10

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qA5hagAV Tue 21 May 2024 13:12:01 No.6011961 Report

Quoted By: >>6011966 >>6011986 >>6011997

Alright after the info from the plant, I am almost certain Ragland was involved, and maybe worked with Camp to get this murder done. Very possible Camp's girl was having an affair with our buddy Courtney.
I would like to follow lead on Richard Camp, then after that conversation I'd advise whoever's next to look into the cab company for the movement of Ragland and Camp, unless any unforeseen wrench is thrown in, I'm pretty sure we can pin down Ragland

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qA5hagAV Tue 21 May 2024 13:18:38 No.6011966 Report

Quoted By: >>6011986 >>6011997

>>6011961
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the most damning smoking gun of all, Ragland's alibi is totally bullshit, he said he had to work late at the plant, but the plant guy said he was only there for a few hours before leaving for the day, this is an open and shut case especially with that cigarette if the Cab thing lines up.
OP, what exactly do we need to close this case? Do we need evidence, like fingerprints on the gun, or can we just shoot in the dark and say Ragland did it solely based off circumstantial evidence

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Tue 21 May 2024 13:33:41 No.6011986 Report

Quoted By:

>>6011961
>>6011966

Agree with your thinking, especially if Raglund is trying to sell the designs to a desperate international buyer.

Maybe “his nibs” is actually broke despite his aristocratic heirs and he desperately needs the money.

So we gotta track down Camp at minimum.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 13:40:24 No.6011997 Report

Quoted By: >>6012005 >>6012009 >>6012013 >>6012023 >>6012049 >>6012051 >>6012076 >>6012095 >>6012537 >>6012921 >>6012923 >>6012925 >>6013148 >>6013151 >>6014269 >>6015294 >>6015300 >>6015865

>>6011961
>>6011966
In the board game, you just have to answer a series of questions, most likely along the lines of "who(dunnit)" and "why did they do it," and there may be additional ones too.

After that, you can compare it to the solution provided, which is another few paragraphs of text. So, as long as you all agree you want to end the investigation and you can try to solve the case.

Basically, do you feel like you've had your fun and just want to skip to the end and see the answer?

Here's Camp:

Richard Camp (23NW)

We find Richard Camp in the sitting room of his bachelor apartment nursing a cold and looking thoroughly miserable. As he pours a spoonful of Dr. Saari's Magic Elixir, he is seized with a fit of sneezing causing the liquid to spill down his shirt front.

"Blast!" he curses. He flings the spoon across the room and takes a slug straight from the bottle. "Ill health puts me in an ill temper," he says by way of apology.

"We're sorry to inconvenience you, but we would like to ask you a few questions. Would you tell us why you were removed from Project #10?"

"Lord Ragland simply assigned me elsewhere. Since Project #10 was well along, he felt I would be more useful in other areas. He also mentioned that my visits to the [French Embassy] had been misinterpreted in some quarters and perhaps it would be a politic move."

"Your visits to the French Embassy?"

"I am secretly engaged to the daughter of the [Vice Consul]. Her father is a most difficult man. Her uncle, [Emile Zobar], is sympathetic to us. Since I work for an arms company and he is military attache, my visits there were ostensibly to see him. Both Mr. Allen and Lord Ragland were well aware of the real reasons for my visits."

"Did you ever discuss Project #10 with Monsieur Zobar?"

"No, I would never!"

"And where were you on the evening of the 9th?"

"I met [Annette], my fiancee, at [Rule's]. We took several hours to dine and then I brought her home to the Embassy."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Camp. Hope you're feeling better soon."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 11

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ow/dL7SM Tue 21 May 2024 13:50:50 No.6012005 Report

Quoted By: >>6012009

>>6011997
Let's follow up his alibi
>FOLLOWUP [Rule's]

The French seem likely suspects as the foreign collaborators, especially considering Camp's involvement, so it's worth talking to them too

Btw, great quest OP, really fun idea

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:uiLrfkgq Tue 21 May 2024 13:54:17 No.6012007 Report

Quoted By: >>6012009

After that, I'm pretty sure Camp is innocent, would just like to look up Rule's in the directory to make absolutely certain, and I sure hope my boy Camp wasn't being cucked by Courtney, but it doesn't line up with the lady marrying a noble for the title kind of thing so he may be fine. Someone else has to follow lead on locations with the cab services, if we want the why for things we need to look into the Spaniard most likely, I'm set on Ragland being our killer but not entirely certain on the why even if it is probably an international sale or something

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 13:56:53 No.6012009 Report

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>>6011997
>>6012005
Sorry, left out a line of dialogue:

>"Just one more question, Mr. Camp. Do you smoke B&H Imperials?"

>"No, I don't. They are a favorite of Emile Zobar's, though, and I gave him some for his birthday. Why do you ask?"

>>6012005
>>6012007

Rule's (19WC)

The maitre d' at Rule's Restaurant, after consulting the records, remembers Richard Camp and his lovely companion quite well.

"They were a charming couple, very much in love. They arrived shortly before their reservation time, 7 o'clock, and spent several hours, until sometime after 10, engaged in long looks and hushed conversation. Our chef was somewhat irritated for they showed more interest in each other than in his preparation."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 12

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 14:01:59 No.6012013 Report

Quoted By: >>6012023

>>6011997
I believe Camp, but I also suspect Zobar might've been using his niece to manipulate him.
Interestingly, here Camp says Allen knew of the real cause of his visits, but Ragland said that Allen considered him a security risk.

Some things I noticed:
>>6010951
>Now the victim was lying on his back, the force of the bullet having thrown him backwards. The briefcase was lying right beside the body, waist-high
That's a strange position for the briefcase. If the body was thrown backwards, shouldn't it have landed next to its feet?
>>6010962
>For example, just after the International Arms Fair opened, he received a scented letter on pink stationery. ... He took a full whiff and said aloud, 'Women often marry for a title but they won't necessarily fall in love for one.'
Countess von Schulenberg probably met Allen at the opening.

>>6012009
Let's visit Zobar.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 14:24:48 No.6012023 Report

Quoted By: >>6012031 >>6012039 >>6012049

>>6012013

Emile Zobar (41WC)

We find Emile Zobar at home, ill in bed. His housekeeper, who looks nothing like our image of a French maid, shows us the way.

"We are sorry to disturb you but--"

"Nonsense, it is a slight indisposition and your company is quite welcome. To be frank with you, I am bored to tears."

He snaps shut a copy of Alice in Wonderland and reaches into the drawer of the bedstand. He withdraws a cigarette case which he opens and offers to us. We decline, but we can't help but notice the gold leaf "B & H."

"Shut the door, if you please. My housekeeper will fuss to no end if she sees me smoking."

"Would you tell us where you were on the evening of March 9th?"

"Yes, the night of Monsieur Allen's death. I was at [Simpson's] playing chess all evening."

"Do you know Richard Camp?"

"But, of course. He is employed at the Grant Arms Company and is secretly engaged to my niece, Annette Zobar."

"Why 'secretly'?"

"Because my brother is a most narrow-minded individual. Odd for a Parisian, admittedly, but..." he shrugs. "He has a strong dislike for you English. Being a most diplomatic diplomatic, he is able to keep it well-hidden. Such might not be the case should his only daughter marry an Englishman. I, on the other hand, like and admire the English very much. Richard in particular. And since I am also inordinately fond of my niece, I agreed to involve myself in their conspiracy."

"Has Mr. Camp ever talked to you about the special project on which he was working?"

"One of the qualities I admire most about the English is their profound sense of loyalty. Richard possesses that quality in the extreme. So no. My association with him is purely social, within the situation I have already explained."

We thank Monsieur Zobar for his time and wish him a speedy recovery. At the bottom of the stairs on our way out we hear two female voices conversing in the kitchen. We catch a glimpse of a well-dressed woman, whose name, "Lady Hilda," stands out from the jumble of French spoken by the housekeeper. We are uncertain of the last name, but it is one syllable and begins with an "O" or possible an "H," considering the French difficulty with the letter. Curiously, as she sees us, she quickly darts out of view.

LEADS FOLLOWED: 13

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997 (You)
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 14:37:27 No.6012031 Report

Quoted By: >>6012039

>>6012023
I wonder if this Hilda isn't our countess.
We should also visit Simpson's to confirm the alibi

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qA5hagAV Tue 21 May 2024 14:48:33 No.6012039 Report

Quoted By: >>6012046 >>6012051

>>6012023
>>6012031
I'd actually prefer to visit the Spanish embassy, I trust Zobar well enough and would like to have a broader amount of information than just doing the same get alibi check alibi

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 14:53:47 No.6012046 Report

Quoted By: >>6012051

>>6012039
Well it's your decision, I did the previous visit.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 14:54:23 No.6012049 Report

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>>6012023

Simpson's (20WC)

We enquire at Simpson's Cigar Divan if they are familiar with the letters "B & H" printed on a cigarette.

"In gold leaf you say? That would be [Benson and Hedges] new Imperial brand cigarettes. Emile Zobar smokes them. He is the Military Attache to the French Embassy and a chess devotee."

"Would you know if he was here on the evening of March 9th?"

"Well, he usually plays with Alfie," he says, pointing to a skinny, scholarly type bent over a chess board, alone in the corner. We go over to him, but before we can interrupt, he holds up his hand as a signal to wait. With lightning speed he maneouvres both black and white pieces around the board. Only when he is satisfied with the variations of the opening he is studying, does he turn his attention to us.

In response to our question, Alfie reaches into his jacket pocket and pulls out a note book.

"At 9:04pm, March 9th, we sat down to play. Finished at 11:14. The game was a draw. He played the Ruy Lopez opening and countered with--"

"Thank you. Was here here earlier in the evening?"

"No, he came in just before we played."

"Thank you, Alfie."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 12 (sorry for messing up the count)

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 14:59:14 No.6012051 Report

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>>6012039
>>6012046
I'll just pretend you did this in the reverse order:

Spanish Embassy (38SW)
At the Spanish Embassy we are told that Senor Del Guerra is at home.

LEADS FOLLOWED: 13

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 15:17:03 No.6012070 Report

Quoted By: >>6012076

>>6012051
Damn those attaches, they're never where you expect them to be.
Go to his home, I suppose.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 15:22:10 No.6012075 Report

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>>6012049
Btw Simpson's is in about 2 hours from the crime site. Zobar had enought time to hypothetically do it.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 15:22:31 No.6012076 Report

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>>6012070

Hector Del Guerra (36WC)

Our interview with Hector Del Guerra at his home is suddenly interrupted by the entrance of three small children into the parlour. They fairly fly into the room with a swoop upon their father, covering him with hugs and kisses. Close upon their heels, their governess issues a string of Spanish commands which once again restores order. After formal introductions are made, with awkward curtsies by the little ones, the governess hustles them away and Senor Del Guerra is able to continue.

"It was a formal dinner party, you see; March 9th is our wedding anniversary. There were thirty or so guests and they began arriving a little after 7 o'clock. As I recall, [Count von Schulenberg] and his wife were the last to arrive, at about 8:30."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 14

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW)
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ow/dL7SM Tue 21 May 2024 15:29:19 No.6012082 Report

Quoted By: >>6012090

>>6012076
Okay, well let's follow up with the last foreign party:
>FOLLOWUP [Count von Schulenberg]

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 15:38:51 No.6012086 Report

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>>6012076
Del Guerra's home is also in about 2 hours from the crime site

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 15:42:52 No.6012090 Report

Quoted By: >>6012095 >>6012537 >>6012921 >>6012923 >>6012925 >>6013148 >>6013151 >>6014269 >>6015294 >>6015300 >>6015865

>>6012082

Count von Schulenberg (51SW)

We are greeted at the door of Count Von Schulenburg's residence by a man whose glare is unfriendly and forbidding. His walrus mustache and stiff bearing remind us more of a sergeant in the Prussian guard than a butler.

Before the man can shut the door in our faces, as he shows every sign of doing, our companion spews forth a stream of guttural sounds in a language that must bear some resemblance to German, for the butler steps back, clicks is heels, and admits us. Our companion, for his part, cannot resist a mischievous wink in our direction.

Count Von Schulenberg sits waiting for us behind his desk in the study. Physically he's a bit of a surprise to us. Short and rotund, he looks slightly absurd in his tight-fitting uniform, more like an overdressed tram conductor than a military man. We suspect, on the evidence of a half-filled glass of clear liquid on his desk, that his florid complexion is due as much to his penchant for tippling as to the tightness of his collar.

If his stature and shape, his rosy cheeks, grey hair and whiskers-- his bushy side whiskers loop down to his chin and back up to connect with his mustache-- put us in mind of Ol' Saint Nick, his manner conjures up a very different image. He is very cold, devoid of any emotion save possibly anger. He notices my attention to a magnificent gun collection which fines one wall and asks me, in a flat tone of voice suggesting disinterest in an answer, if I have a liking for guns. I barely begin a reply before the Count cuts me off.

"Now gentlemen, what is your business?"

We explain our mission and ask if we may put some questions to him. We take his stony silence as consent to do so.

"Were you aware that Grant Arms Company was developing a new weapon for the British government?"

"I knew of such a weapon, of course, but no details concerning it. But since no company can compete with our own [Krupp Works], I was not very interested.

"Do you remember where you were in the evening of March 9th?"

He raises an eyebrow with an implication of the question. While he is deciding whether to answer or not, he lights a cigarette. We can't help but notice the B&H on the cigarette. Finally he speaks.

"I recall quite well. I went to the home of Hector Del Guerra, Military Attache to the Spanish government."
(cont.)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 21 May 2024 15:45:29 No.6012095 Report

Quoted By: >>6012112

>>6012090
Just then there is a knock on the study door.

"Herr-- oh, Alfred," says a very beautiful young lady as she sweeps into the room and stops short. "I'm sorry, Alfred. I was unaware that you had company.

With a great deal more animation than we have seen heretofore, the Count rises, goes to her, and with elaborate ceremony introduces the young blonde woman as his wife. Together they make a most incongruous pair. Thirty years and three inches, the height advantage going to the lady, separate them. The introduction at an end, the Count-- there is no other word for it-- dismisses her. Turning back to us he says, "If that is all, gentlemen..."

It is not a question.

LEADS FOLLOWED: 15

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 16:04:24 No.6012112 Report

Quoted By: >>6012124 >>6012537

>>6012095
This was not resultative at all.
Let's visit Benson and Hedges and maybe find out who smokes their cigarettes

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Tue 21 May 2024 16:16:50 No.6012124 Report

Quoted By: >>6012145 >>6012336

>>6012112

What, are you kidding??

This guy has gotta be my number 2 culprit - he has guns, a beautiful young wife for Allen to fuck, and a competing business interest in Krupp Works, plus he smokes b&H cigarettes like Raglund

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5Gl81nKe Tue 21 May 2024 16:34:50 No.6012145 Report

Quoted By: >>6012158

>>6012124
He has an alibi. The trip from the crime site to Del Guerra's house is about 2 hours and he was already at the party 1.5 hours after the crime.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:jrVuaUPu Tue 21 May 2024 16:52:11 No.6012158 Report

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>>6012145

Hmm, good point…

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ow/dL7SM Tue 21 May 2024 19:54:26 No.6012336 Report

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>>6012124
I think his wife is a good candidate for the mistress, but her husband isn't a good culprit. Wish we could interview the wife tho

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Wed 22 May 2024 00:26:01 No.6012537 Report

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>>6012112
Benson & Hedges (16NW)

A salesman identifies the cigarette end as that of a Benson & Hedges Imperial.

"It is quite an expensive blend of Turkish and Virginia tobaccos. Very strong, yet very smooth. It's not a cigarette for the casual smoker but rather for a connoisseur."

"Imperials are made to order, are they not?"

"Oh, but of course. The Imperial is a relatively new brand and the client list is very small and exclusive."

"May we see that list?"

The salesman reaches under the counter and pulls out a small ledge. The list has the following 12 names:

>Imperials
>Henry Higgins
>Sir Clayton Partridge
>Lord Henry Ragland
>Gregory Cardiff
>Chester Carley
>Richard Mainhart
>Emile Zobar
>Montgomery Eustace
>Count von Schulenberg
>Rudolph Noble
>Gilbert Welch
>Richard Camp

LEADS FOLLOWED: 16

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:e3hyxy5k Wed 22 May 2024 07:21:23 No.6012907 Report

Quoted By: >>6012921 >>6012923 >>6012925

>>6012537
Hmm, nobody relevant that's new.
Let's look up "Spaniard". If it's not Del Guerra, maybe it's some club or pub or even a ship in port.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Wed 22 May 2024 08:17:30 No.6012921 Report

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>>6012907
(pic unrelated as always)
Turns out the Spaniard is an inn.

Spaniard's (25SW)

The proprietor of Spaniard's Inn is a most co-operative fellow, for a small consideration. While he consults his records we wait at the bar sipping a glass of beer.

"Two gentlemen with the initials 'A.M.' reserved private rooms on the evening of March 9th," he tells us when he returns. "[Alexander Mishkin] and [Anthony Mariano]."

"Can you tell us how to get in touch with them?"

"I have never seen either man before or since."

"Could you describe them?"

"Well, that's as may be. March 9th was some days ago..."

Again we grease his palm. It never ceases to amaze us how effectively a quid can jar a memory.

"Alexander Mishin was a giant of a fellow. He walked with a slight limp and spoke with an accent. He arrived at 8:30 and ordered supper. An English gentleman, about 30, I would say, joined him later. Also, both Mishkin and the Englishman carried identical briefcases.

"Curiously enough, Anthony Mariano also ate alone and was joined by another man. His reservation was for 9 o'clock."

"Could you describe Mariano?"

"Oh, about the same age as the Englishman, thirty-ish. Hmm, swarthy, shift eyes. Medium height."

We thank him for his information and start to leave when he reminds us that we have not paid for our drinks.

"But then again," he adds, catching the black look I throw at him and jingling the coins in his hand, "suppose we just call it even."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 17

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Wed 22 May 2024 08:19:10 No.6012923 Report

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>>6012907
(pic unrelated as always)
Turns out the Spaniard is an inn.

Spaniard's (25SW)

The proprietor of Spaniard's Inn is a most co-operative fellow, for a small consideration. While he consults his records we wait at the bar sipping a glass of beer.

"Two gentlemen with the initials 'A.M.' reserved private rooms on the evening of March 9th," he tells us when he returns. "[Alexander Mishkin] and [Anthony Mariano]."

"Can you tell us how to get in touch with them?"

"I have never seen either man before or since."

"Could you describe them?"

"Well, that's as may be. March 9th was some days ago..."

Again we grease his palm. It never ceases to amaze us how effectively a quid can jar a memory.

"Alexander Mishin was a giant of a fellow. He walked with a slight limp and spoke with an accent. He arrived at 8:30 and ordered supper. An English gentleman, about 30, I would say, joined him later. Also, both Mishkin and the Englishman carried identical briefcases. Curiously enough, Anthony Mariano also ate alone and was joined by another man. His reservation was for 9 o'clock."

"Could you describe Mariano?"

"Oh, about the same age as the Englishman, thirty-ish. Hmm, swarthy, shift eyes. Medium height."

We thank him for his information and start to leave when he reminds us that we have not paid for our drinks.

"But then again," he adds, catching the black look you throw at him and jingling the coins in his hand, "suppose we just call it even."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 17

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Wed 22 May 2024 08:20:44 No.6012925 Report

Quoted By: >>6013080 >>6013148 >>6013151 >>6014269 >>6015294 >>6015300 >>6015865

>>6012907
(pic unrelated as always)
Turns out the Spaniard is an inn.

Spaniard's (25SW)

The proprietor of Spaniard's Inn is a most co-operative fellow, for a small consideration. While he consults his records we wait at the bar sipping a glass of beer.

"Two gentlemen with the initials 'A.M.' reserved private rooms on the evening of March 9th," he tells us when he returns. "[Alexander Mishkin] and [Anthony Mariano]."

"Can you tell us how to get in touch with them?"

"I have never seen either man before or since."

"Could you describe them?"

"Well, that's as may be. March 9th was some days ago..."

Again we grease his palm. It never ceases to amaze us how effectively a quid can jar a memory.

"Alexander Mishin was a giant of a fellow. He walked with a slight limp and spoke with an accent. He arrived at 8:30 and ordered supper. An English gentleman, about 30, I would say, joined him later. Also, both Mishkin and the Englishman carried identical briefcases. Curiously enough, Anthony Mariano also ate alone and was joined by another man. His reservation was for 9 o'clock."

"Could you describe Mariano?"

"Oh, about the same age as the Englishman, thirty-ish. Hmm, swarthy, shift eyes. Medium height."

We thank him for his information and start to leave when he reminds us that we have not paid for our drinks.

"But then again," he adds, catching the black look you throw at him and jingling the coins in his hand, "suppose we just call it even."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 17

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:e3hyxy5k Wed 22 May 2024 12:09:45 No.6013080 Report

Quoted By: >>6013148 >>6013151

>>6012925
"Mishkin" matches Meshkoff's description. Let's maybe visit the Covent Garden Theatre and check his alibi?

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Anonymous ID:IUbHCrJK Wed 22 May 2024 13:50:16 No.6013148 Report

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>>6013080
(pic unrelated, you know the drill)

Covent Garden Theatre (30WC)

An usher at the Covent Garden Theatre assures us that Alexi Meshkoff, whose tremendous size he recalls, was there on March 9th.

"What time did the performance end that evening?"

"11:15."

We ask the lad to show us the box that Meshkoff occupied and he leads us to the corridor behind the boxes.

"Where does this lead?" you ask, pointing to a door directly across from Meshkoff's box.

"To the alley behind the Theatre."

"Think hard. Do you specifically recall the gentleman leaving when it was over?"

"Now that you mention it, I can't say as I do."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 18

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW) >>6012925
Covent Garden Theatre (30WC)

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Wed 22 May 2024 13:55:33 No.6013151 Report

Quoted By: >>6013169 >>6014269 >>6015294 >>6015300 >>6015865

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:e3hyxy5k Wed 22 May 2024 14:10:37 No.6013169 Report

Quoted By: >>6013189

>>6013151
It's about 1 hour 15 minutes from the theatre to the Spaniard. To be there at 8:30, Meshkoff must've no later than 7:15. Do theatre performances go for 4 hours? I'm not well-versed in this.
In any case, Meshkoff has the alibi for the murder itself.
So far Ragland looks like the most probable culprit, but I'd like tohave more proof. I have no idea what lead to follow next. Maybe Phillip Marlowe? Anons?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:vTnnlaOw Wed 22 May 2024 14:32:43 No.6013189 Report

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>>6013169
Some can, but I think the average play is around 2 hours

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London Directory ID:SG9yPkzZ Thu 23 May 2024 00:40:16 No.6013577 Report

Quoted By: >>6013623 >>6013644 >>6014233 >>6015294 >>6015300 >>6015865

A recap for anyone interested but daunted by the amount of text so far:

>Courtney Allen, president of Grant Arms Company, was found shot to death March 9, 1888 at 7:00pm
>found at the scene, a cigarette butt manufactured by B & H
>found on his body, a note in his handwriting saying "SP10: Spaniard tonight 10pm!" signed "A.M."
>SP10: a secret naval weapon in which many countries may be interested
>was supposed to meet "Captain Egan" at 8:30pm the night of his death

POSSIBLE ANGLE #1: company intrigue
>Grant Arms: due to his death, Phillip Marlowe, 2nd VP, succeeds as president
>passing over Lord Ragland, who was 1st VP
>visiting Ragland, he says he doesn't care about being passed over
>as a side note, Ragland is a B & H smoker
>Ragland has no alibi (was not asked) for the night, but someone loosely matching his description was seen at Spaniard around 9:00pm
>recently, Ragland took an engineer named Richard Camp off the project
>however, Camp has an airtight alibi at the time of murder

POSSIBLE ANGLE #2: international intrigue
>Captain Egan buys weapons for the British admiralty
>day of their meeting, Courtney wired expressing suspicion of one of his employees, Richard Camp
>Richard Camp: frequent visitor to the French embassy, because he's engaged to the vice consul's daughter
>three other possible actors: Del Guerra, Meshkoff, and Von Schulenberg
>Del Guerra: hosted a party from 7pm
>Vol Schulenberg: attended this party, but showed up late at 8:30pm
>Meshkoff: claims was at theatre, but alibi is dodgy and someone matching his description was seen at Spaniard around 8:30pm

POSSIBLE ANGLE #3: romantic/personal intrigue
>Courtney Allen was a known casanova, despite being married
>he would make frequent references to affairs he was having
>Von Schulenberg has a wife thirty years younger than him

Did I miss anything?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:mBam8h1+ Thu 23 May 2024 02:04:42 No.6013623 Report

Quoted By: >>6013636

>>6013577
That sounds right. This is a great game btw OP, going to have to do some serious hard thinking to figure it out tho

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:0+FUO+Ag Thu 23 May 2024 02:20:06 No.6013636 Report

Quoted By: >>6013641

>>6013623
I just found this and I agree. Is this viral marketing for the actual board game because I am thinking of picking it up.

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London Directory ID:eg/bVKfK Thu 23 May 2024 02:37:06 No.6013641 Report

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>>6013636
I love the idea of the game but I'm too dumb to figure the cases out, so I live vicariously through other anons solving it. I'd like to write my own sometime but it's a massive undertaking. There are, btw, about 70 total leads in this case.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AKze3T0O Thu 23 May 2024 02:46:26 No.6013644 Report

Quoted By: >>6014233 >>6014300

>>6013577

I have to say that Raglund has to be the most compelling culprit - I had previously thought Camp might be better, but his alibi seems good.

Raglund has motive, opportunity, access to the murder weapon, no alibi, and circumstantial evidence seems to place him at the scene. I didn't break out my ruler but two hours seems like plenty of time to get to the Spaniard after the murder.

One detail - what about Mishkin and the Englishman both carrying identical briefcases? It is possible that there was a briefcase swap along the way?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:+BB1pdc7 Thu 23 May 2024 15:07:04 No.6014233 Report

Quoted By: >>6014269

>>6013577
I think that's it.

>>6013644
I agree about Ragland. I think he went into debt and decided to sell the secret to Meshkoff.
Let's look up and visit Drummond's. Ragland mentioned it in passing, I want to know what it is.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Thu 23 May 2024 15:47:24 No.6014269 Report

Quoted By: >>6014276 >>6014300 >>6015294 >>6015300 >>6015865

>>6014233
Drummond's Bank (26WC)

With a dazzling glibness, you are able to coax the manager of Drummond's to give us a peek at Lord Ragland's banking record. It clearly paints a sad financial picture previous to March 10th. Since that date, Lord Ragland has deposited a total of £30,000 in six £5,000 installments.

*Note from QM: today's date is March 12th, 1888

LEADS FOLLOWED: 19

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW) >>6012925
Covent Garden Theatre (30WC) >>6013151
Drummond's Bank (26WC)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:+BB1pdc7 Thu 23 May 2024 15:56:39 No.6014276 Report

Quoted By: >>6014278

>>6014269
> March 12th
The newspaper being from March 20 really tripped me up.
Yeah, Ragland definitely seems more and more suspicious. How do we prove it though?

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Thu 23 May 2024 15:59:11 No.6014278 Report

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>>6014276
There are small errors across the editions/cases but I guess in this case it hopefully does not affect much. The intro is headed "March 12, 1888" at least

You don't *need* to prove things with evidence, just be able to confidently answer who killed Allen, for what purpose, maybe how? There's a series of questions to conclude the case

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:+BB1pdc7 Thu 23 May 2024 16:16:35 No.6014300 Report

Quoted By: >>6015224

>>6013644
You know what, I now see some holes in my version about Ragland.
If Ragland killed Allen at 7:00, Ragland had just enough time to get to the Spaniard. But the secret documents he presumably wanted to sell were at the plant. He absolutely did not have enough time to go to the plant and then to the Spaniard. And he's the chief developer, surely he had the keys/combination to the safe with the secret documents; there was no need to kill Allen.
Of course, it is possible Allen took the documents with him, possibly to hinder Ragland whom he suspected. Then it may be that Ragland discovered this, ambushed Allen, exchanged his briefcase with another identical one to stave off suspicions, took the watch with the key and went on to sell it to Meshkoff.
But the question still remains why Allen set up a meeting with Egan at 8:30 if he knew Ragland would be performing the transfer at the same time in a place 15-30 minutes away; even if they immediately hurried to the Spaniard, Ragland might've been long gone when they arrived.

>>6014269
Can we somehow look up briefcase sellers?

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Fri 24 May 2024 12:54:06 No.6015224 Report

Quoted By: >>6015258

>>6014300
Looked up Department Stores and Tailors and there was nothing relevant.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:OsX17K+W Fri 24 May 2024 13:44:22 No.6015258 Report

Quoted By: >>6015294 >>6015300

>>6015224
Then let's visit Phillip Marlowe

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Fri 24 May 2024 14:25:23 No.6015294 Report

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>>6015258
Phillip Marlowe (32NW)

We make our way past the stacked luggage in the hallway to find Phillip Marlowe in the centre of the parlour swinging a golf club, a mashie-nibilick by the look of it. He is a brisk man in his mid-forties. He informs us that he is on his way to the country estate of [Sir Clayton Partridge] and so brevity on our part would be appreciated. We ask him about his ascendancy to the presidency of the company.

"Allen and I had an understanding on that score. Upon his retirement, I would take the office. In fact, it was the key reason I joined the company three years ago."

"Mr. Allen was close to retirement, then?"

"Not by any means.. Look, I cannot deny that I have mixed feelings about Allen's untimely death. It was tragic and I feel outraged as any decent, right-thinking man would. But we were not personally close and I do relish the chance to run the company."

"Where were you on the evening of the 9th?"

"I played golf with Sir Clayton in the afternoon and went home wiht him to dine. Stayed 'til almost midnight."

The butler enters the room with a valise in one hand a shotgun in the other.

"Ready, Swinson? Well, I'm off."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 20

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW) >>6012925
Covent Garden Theatre (30WC) >>6013151
QM Summary/Recap >>6013577
Drummond's Bank (26WC) >>6014269

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Fri 24 May 2024 14:33:07 No.6015300 Report

Quoted By: >>6015602 >>6015865

>>6015258
>>6015258
Phillip Marlowe (32NW)

We make our way past the stacked luggage in the hallway to find Phillip Marlowe in the centre of the parlour swinging a golf club, a mashie-nibilick by the look of it. He is a brisk man in his mid-forties. He informs us that he is on his way to the country estate of [Sir Clayton Partridge] and so brevity on our part would be appreciated. We ask him about his ascendancy to the presidency of the company.

"Allen and I had an understanding on that score. Upon his retirement, I would take the office. In fact, it was the key reason I joined the company three years ago."

"Mr. Allen was close to retirement, then?"

"Not by any means.. Look, I cannot deny that I have mixed feelings about Allen's untimely death. It was tragic and I feel outraged as any decent, right-thinking man would. But we were not personally close and I do relish the chance to run the company."

"Where were you on the evening of the 9th?"

"I played golf with Sir Clayton in the afternoon and went home with him to dine. Stayed 'til almost midnight."

The butler enters the room with a valise in one hand a shotgun in the other.

"Ready, Swinson? Well, I'm off."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 20

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Count von Schulenberg (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW) >>6012925
Covent Garden Theatre (30WC) >>6013151
QM Summary/Recap >>6013577
Drummond's Bank (26WC) >>6014269
Phillip Marlowe (32NW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qTzjRUwL Fri 24 May 2024 20:28:28 No.6015602 Report

Quoted By: >>6015865

>>6015300
I believe this guy, but it's still worth checking out his alibi
>FOLLOWUP [Sir Clayton Partridge]

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Anonymous ID:IUbHCrJK Sat 25 May 2024 02:16:31 No.6015865 Report

Quoted By: >>6016021

>>6015602
Sir Clayton Partridge (60SW)

Sir Clayton Partridge is a vigorous man in his late fifties. When we arrive at his home, he is directing three servants in the packing of his carriage.

"No, Muffins, put the fly rods on top but only after everything is loaded. Cleaver, that cord will never do. Stouter stuff, man, stouter stuff is needed. Where is my shot bag, Brimmer? You know I hate to carry shotgun shells in my pocket."

Our interruption is not appreciated but, in the main, Sir Clayton is co-operative. He tells us that he is indeed a smoker of Benson & Hedges Imperials. Further, he is acquainted with the Grant Arms Company.

"Phillip Marlowe is an old friend and golfing partner. Played with him on the very day of Allen's murder."

"When did you finish your round?"

"Late afternoon. Invited Marlowe home to dine. We were at it well into the evening. Brandy afterward, you know. Must have been midnight when we parted company."

LEADS FOLLOWED: 21

Jasper Meeks (38EC) >>6010173
H.R. Murray (22SW) >>6010454
Lord Ragland (56SW) >>6010858
Grant Arms Co. (5EC) >>6010951
Egan, John (47NW) >>6011026
Admiralty (10SW) >>6011026
12 Deverell Street Plant (12SE) >>6011380
Meshkoff, Alexi (34SW) >>6011891
Russian Embassy (54SW) >>6011936
Richard Camp (23NW) >>6011997
Rule's (19WC) >>6012009
Simpson's (20WC) >>6012049
Spanish Embassy (38SW) >>6012051
Del Guerra, Hector (36WC) >>6012076
Von Schulenberg, Comte (51SW) >>6012090
Benson & Hedges (16NW) >>6012537
Spaniard's (25SW) >>6012925
Covent Garden Theatre (30WC) >>6013151
QM Summary/Recap >>6013577
Drummond's Bank (26WC) >>6014269
Marlowe, Phillip (32NW) >>6015300
Partridge, Sir Clayton (60SW)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ow/dL7SM Sat 25 May 2024 05:17:59 No.6016021 Report

Quoted By: >>6016216

>>6015865
Well that seems to pretty definitely settle Marlowe's innocence, at least to my mind

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:OsX17K+W Sat 25 May 2024 09:37:09 No.6016216 Report

Quoted By: >>6017711 >>6019238 >>6019376

>>6016021
They could be colluding, but I think it's more likely Ragland
Should we accuse Ragland and finish the run? What do you think, anons?
>Yes
>No

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bLWsJHyZ Sun 26 May 2024 18:20:55 No.6017711 Report

Quoted By: >>6017715

>>6016216
>No
I know the quest has slowed down because it requires more thought to be put it, but I kinda want to figure out who Ragland's conspirator is

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:OsX17K+W Sun 26 May 2024 18:23:09 No.6017715 Report

Quoted By: >>6017915

>>6017711
Isn't it quite obviously Meshkoff?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ow/dL7SM Sun 26 May 2024 22:36:21 No.6017915 Report

Quoted By: >>6018081

>>6017715
It probably is, but I would want more proof that a Russian and an Englishman met.

I'd like to see if we can discover more about where the money received by Ragland came from. So to that end:
>FOLLOWUP [Rafferty Paper Mills]
>FOLLOWUP [Stephenson Iron Works]

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ow/dL7SM Sun 26 May 2024 22:38:05 No.6017917 Report

Quoted By: >>6018081

Also, >LOOKUP [Cascabel]
I want to see if maybe the lead performer at Covent Gardens has some info about performance times

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Mon 27 May 2024 02:28:00 No.6018081 Report

Quoted By: >>6018183

>>6017915
>>6017917
>FOLLOWUP [Rafferty Paper Mills]
>FOLLOWUP [Stephenson Iron Works]
>LOOKUP [Cascabel]
All dead-ends, unfortunately.

HOWEVER,

London Stock Exchange (22EC)
From the gallery of the Stock Exchange, you are able to see the big chalk board only with the aid of binoculars.

"Rafferty Paper Mills, 8 shillings a share... There is no listing for Stephenson Iron Works."

Just then a messenger arrives with an affirmative reply to our note to Richard Allen. We make our way down the stairs to an anteroom where Mr. Allen waits.

"How is the investigation progressing?"

"It is progressing. Mr. Allen, would you tell us a little about Rafferty Paper Mills and the Stephenson Iron Works, from an investment standpoint?"

"Until the day of his death, Josiah Rafferty's company was as solid as the Bank of England. But I would never had advised investment in it for two reasons. One, Josiah Rafferty was 94 on his last birthday. His passing could have been at any time in the last 20 years. Two, his sons are as incompetent as their father was exceptional. They now control the company, and has a blind man could have foreseen, they are running it into the ground at breakneck speed.

"The Stephenson Iron Works is totally bankrupt and for good reason. Upwards of 85 percent of their materials came from Central American countries. Between this revolution and that revolution, well... Lord Ragland invested heavily in both, now that I recall."

"We'll be on our way now, thank you."

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:MbjdcTBi Mon 27 May 2024 04:33:36 No.6018183 Report

Quoted By:

>>6018081
Okay, so that explains why Lord Ragland is so bankrupt. Shame that no new light is shed on the payments to him

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ow/dL7SM Tue 28 May 2024 05:37:27 No.6019238 Report

Quoted By: >>6019356 >>6019376

>>6016216
>Yes
Yeah, I'm done investigating. I agree that it was Ragland killed Courtney to cover up stealing docs to sell to Mashkoff. Sound good?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:2jWlo5Rn Tue 28 May 2024 09:39:00 No.6019356 Report

Quoted By: >>6019376

>>6019238
It's doesn't exactly match my version of the events, but I agree that it must be Ragland. I just think Ragland killed Courtney because Courtney took the documents from the safe at the plant and had them with him.

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 28 May 2024 10:08:56 No.6019376 Report

Quoted By: >>6019384 >>6019387 >>6019398 >>6019399

>>6016216
>>6019238
>>6019356
Thank you anons, for playing.
I will post the questions here, and the solution spoilered in the next post.

PART ONE
1. Who killed Courtney Allen?

2. Why was he murdered?

3. What was the significance of the message found in Courtney Alley's notebook?

4. What was the reason for Richard Camp's visits to the French Embassy?

PART TWO
1. Why was the tip of the cigarette found at the scene of the crime "pinched around all evenly?"

2. Who was Courtney Allen's paramour at the time of his death?

3. What was special about the weapon used to kill Courtney Allen?

4. How could you, Wiggins, easily make 10 pounds?

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 28 May 2024 10:22:12 No.6019384 Report

Quoted By:

>>6019376
PART ONE
1. Who killed Courtney Allen? (25 points)
Lord Ragland

2. Why was he murdered? (25 points)
He had discovered that Lord Ragland was about to sell SP#10-A to a foreign power. (25 points)

3. What was the significance of the message found in Courtney Alley's notebook?
It's where the sale of the SP#10-A to Alexi Meshkoff took place. (25 points)

4. What was the reason for Richard Camp's visits to the French Embassy?
He was visiting his fiancee, Annette Zobar (25 points)

PART TWO
1. Why was the tip of the cigarette found at the scene of the crime "pinched around all evenly?" (10 points)
Because it was smoked through a cigarette holder. (10 points)

2. Who was Courtney Allen's paramour at the time of his death?
Countess von Schulenberg, aka Freda Rudel (10 points)

3. What was special about the weapon used to kill Courtney Allen?
It was a weapon from Grant Arms. (10 points)

4. How could you, Wiggins, easily make 10 pounds?
By returing the earring to Countess von Schulenberg (see ad in newspaper). It was lost during her meeting with Allen at Bishop's finger (10 points)

LEADS FOLLOWED: 22
4CHAN'S SCORE: Subtract 95 from your score above; 22 - 3 (free leads) = 19 leads
SHERLOCK'S SCORE: 100 (4 leads followed [kek])

Following will be a debrief from Holmes himself:

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:2jWlo5Rn Tue 28 May 2024 10:23:18 No.6019387 Report

Quoted By: >>6019389 >>6019401

>>6019376
Thanks for running! Will you do this again?
PART ONE
1. Who killed Courtney Allen?
>Lord Ragland

2. Why was he murdered?
>Because he discovered Ragland's plot to sell secret documents and took the documents with him.

3. What was the significance of the message found in Courtney Alley's notebook?
>It's a copy of the message to Lord Ragland from Alexi Meshkoff. Courtney Allen intended to show it to Egan

4. What was the reason for Richard Camp's visits to the French Embassy?
>He visited his fiance

PART TWO
1. Why was the tip of the cigarette found at the scene of the crime "pinched around all evenly?"
>Because it was smoked through a cigarette holder, like Ragland does

2. Who was Courtney Allen's paramour at the time of his death?
>Countess von Schulenberg

3. What was special about the weapon used to kill Courtney Allen?
>It came from his own plant

4. How could you, Wiggins, easily make 10 pounds?
>By finding the emerald earring lost on March 8th

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:2jWlo5Rn Tue 28 May 2024 10:25:58 No.6019389 Report

Quoted By:

>>6019387
45 points even with a perfect score D:

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 28 May 2024 10:38:27 No.6019398 Report

Quoted By:

>>6019376
PART ONE
1. Who killed Courtney Allen? (25 points)
Lord Ragland

2. Why was he murdered? (25 points)
He had discovered that Lord Ragland was about to sell SP#10-A to a foreign power. (25 points)

3. What was the significance of the message found in Courtney Alley's notebook?
It's where the sale of the SP#10-A to Alexi Meshkoff took place. (25 points)

4. What was the reason for Richard Camp's visits to the French Embassy?
He was visiting his fiancee, Annette Zobar (25 points)

PART TWO
1. Why was the tip of the cigarette found at the scene of the crime "pinched around all evenly?" (10 points)
Because it was smoked through a cigarette holder. (10 points)

2. Who was Courtney Allen's paramour at the time of his death?
Countess von Schulenberg, aka Freda Rudel (10 points)

3. What was special about the weapon used to kill Courtney Allen?
It was a weapon from Grant Arms. (10 points)

4. How could you, Wiggins, easily make 10 pounds?
By returing the earring to Countess von Schulenberg (see ad in newspaper). It was lost during her meeting with Allen at Bishop's finger (10 points)

4CHAN'S SCORE: Subtract 95 from your score above
SHERLOCK'S SCORE: 100 (4 leads followed [kek])

Below is the debrief from Holmes himself:
https://pastebin.com/GwpkUF4d

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 28 May 2024 10:40:20 No.6019399 Report

Quoted By: >>6019460

>>6019376
PART ONE
1. Who killed Courtney Allen?
Lord Ragland (25 points)

2. Why was he murdered? (25 points)
He had discovered that Lord Ragland was about to sell SP#10-A to a foreign power. (25 points)

3. What was the significance of the message found in Courtney Alley's notebook?
It's where the sale of the SP#10-A to Alexi Meshkoff took place. (25 points)

4. What was the reason for Richard Camp's visits to the French Embassy?
He was visiting his fiancee, Annette Zobar (25 points)

PART TWO
1. Why was the tip of the cigarette found at the scene of the crime "pinched around all evenly?"
Because it was smoked through a cigarette holder. (10 points)

2. Who was Courtney Allen's paramour at the time of his death?
Countess von Schulenberg, aka Freda Rudel (10 points)

3. What was special about the weapon used to kill Courtney Allen?
It was a weapon from Grant Arms. (10 points)

4. How could you, Wiggins, easily make 10 pounds?
By returing the earring to Countess von Schulenberg (see ad in newspaper). It was lost during her meeting with Allen at Bishop's finger (10 points)

4CHAN'S SCORE: Subtract 95 from your score above
SHERLOCK'S SCORE: 100 (4 leads followed [kek])

Following will be a debrief from Holmes himself:
https://pastebin.com/GwpkUF4d

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London Directory ID:IUbHCrJK Tue 28 May 2024 10:42:57 No.6019401 Report

Quoted By:

>>6019387
Thank you for playing, anon. I had fun too, because I had never seen the solution of the case until today, and I'm happy that I was also able to answer the main questions, at least. I may run case #2 again sometime in the future, but re-typing everything from TTS was honestly pretty labor-intensive.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:2jWlo5Rn Tue 28 May 2024 12:27:19 No.6019460 Report

Quoted By:

>>6019399
>the absence of a folder marked SP#10-A in the briefcase
Okay, how the hell were we supposed to deduce that?

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