Detective’s Guide
(Clues & answers)
The Mysterious Murder is a medium-difficulty Escape Kit.
If you’ve been working on a puzzle for a while, select one of the clues below the corresponding image. The first one is quite subtle, the last one is the complete solution.
Story and mission
On Sunday, November 15, at around 9 p.m., the Berkshire police received an alarming call from an anonymous guest who stayed at the Thompsons’ Mansion where the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson took place. Mary Thompson was found dead in her room. Cause of death: unknown.
No signs of forced entry, but many elements must be analyzed to solve this mystery.
The killer has not yet been identified and the police are currently on the way. However, the mansion is located in the countryside, so it will take the police at least 60 minutes to arrive. It’s your lucky day! You are studying criminology so it’s the perfect opportunity to put your skills to the test.
Decrypt all the evidence and interview the four suspects who were in the mansion in order to find the culprit in less than 60 minutes.
How to solve the puzzles ?
For all puzzles, you have to solve the riddles using your brain, scissors, and pens!
You’ll definitely know when you’ve solved a riddle! When the players get stuck, you can click on the clues corresponding to the puzzle in question.
(To add difficulty, add 2 minutes to the stopwatch per clue revealed).
Have you seen the question mark on the directory?
Always start from the question mark, then follow the arrows…
If you start at the question mark and follow the arrows, they will point to the 4 suspects.
So the four suspects are :
0878999614: Charles
0884655324: Emily
0223445813: Bob
0465517532: Lilly
Clue 1
The first number to be found is 1
Clue 2
The second number to be found is 2
The last number is 6
So the code to unlock the phone is 8126.
Take the red SMS cards corresponding to the numbers and also the testimonial cards that go with them
There are 3 words to be found
Start with the first letter at the top left of N
Clue 3
First is November
The other two should be fairly easy to find.
Answer
Answers :
- November
- Sunday
- Fifteen
Take the red card S
Maybe there’s a connection between the units and the words across from them?
Count the number of letters of each word
“Units” means “letters”.
Ex: “Sodium – 3 units”
Count 3 letters and you will have the letter D
If you count the letters of each word according to the “units” opposite, you will find the word CODEINE
Letters, numbers… probably a connection!
Close one eye and tilt the sheet
It will help if you align the numbers.
Associate each letter with the number below and put the numbers back in order
Answer: Baking soda
Hours, minutes and seconds…
Is there a relationship between the black points and the numbers on the right?
The column of empty points gives “0”.
Use the black dots as a reference
The three circles in the second column are black. It corresponds to the number 4 + 2 + 1 in the row. This means that the second number of the time is 7.
The time is 07.
If you solve the whole puzzle correctly, your answer will be: 07:30:42
Clue
Take a good look at the pictures.
Then retrace the steps of the evening to find the murderer
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Complete answer
Time of Mary Tompson’s death: 07:30 P.M.
The only person who has no alibi: Charles. Charles is the murderer.
He was tired of his wife blaming and mistreating him. His marriage had become a source of pain in his life. But if Mary granted him a divorce, he’d risk losing his wealth.
He decided to put an end to it. After having some drinks and pretending to have fallen asleep, at 7:30 p. m., he left the living room and went up to Mary’s room and killed her. Mary fought for her life but only managed to tear Charles’ watch off his wrist, which fell at the foot of the bed.
Hold on – the police will be here in a few minutes. You should be proud of yourself for solving the mystery!
