
The Games Weekend Murder
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The Games Weekend Murder
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The Games Weekend Murder
P3: Eliminate a Suspect Quiz
Hints — P3: Eliminate a Suspect
Hint 1
This suspect can be eliminated because they have an alibi for when the EpiPen was stolen. If you're not sure when the EpiPen was stolen, read Elise's witness statement carefully.
Hint 2
Compare the photograph of the rock to the scavenger hunt map. Make note of the timestamp on the rock photograph.
Hint 3
The EpiPen was stolen between 4:05pm and 4:30pm. Whoever took the rock photograph couldn't have stolen the EpiPen (because of how far Gabriel Pond is from the cabin.)
If you look at the scavenger hunt maps, you'll notice that only two teams took a photograph of the heart-shaped rock. Which two teams could have taken this photograph?
Look at the two truths and a lie paper and see if you can figure out who wrote each one and map them to the three different teams. The three teams are: Lenny and Brynn, Phil and Claire, Elise and Isaiah.
Hint 4
The McLovins and Man's Best Friend both took photos of a rock shaped heart.
Isaiah and Elise finished the scavenger hunt (noted in Elise's witness statement).
Isaiah and Elise could not have taken the time stamped photo of the rock because they were back at 4pm (and the photo was taken at 4:19pm).
Which team were Isaiah and Elise on?
If you're not sure, look at the 2 truths and a lie and Elise's witness statement.
Hint 5
Elise's handwriting on her witness statement matches the handwriting for Man's Best Friend, so Man's Best Friend is Isaiah and Elise.
The other two teams are: The Romantics and McLovins. Lenny and Brynn are on one team, and Claire and Phil are on the other.
Someone on McLovins took the rock photo at 4:19pm.
You can figure out who was on the Romantics and the McLovins by comparing handwriting,
The 5th (bottom center) 2 truths and a lie is Elise's (it matches her handwriting, and we know Elise is vegan).
We can infer that the sixth (bottom right) 2 truths and a lie is Isaiah's (because one of the truths is "I've had 5 corgis" which fits with the team name 'Man's Best Friend').
Who is on the Romantics (either Lenny/Brynn or Phil/Claire) and who is on McLovins (either Lenny/Brynn or Phil/Claire)?
If you're not sure, read the "Phil has..." Note and examine the "Never Have I Ever" photograph.
Also compare the handwriting of The Romantics and McLovin to the 2 truths and a lie (remember that we know who the 5th and 6th, i.e. bottom center and bottom right, belong to).
Hint 6
The third (top right) two truths been a lie (that starts out "I have eight tattoos") is Claire's (it matches her handwriting from the "Phil has..." note—which we know she wrote, because she was partnered with Phil on the scavenger hunt).
The fourth (bottom left) 2 truths and a lie matches the McLovin handwriting, and the 2nd (top center) 2 truths and a lie matches The Romantics' handwriting.
The McLovin handwriting also matches the Never Have I Ever that says "Never have I ever stolen a friend's girlfriend."
Do you know who wrote that Never Have I Ever? If you're not sure, read the "Phil has..." note carefully.
The third scavenger hunt team (that didn't get a picture of the heart shaped rock) is The Romantics.
The second (top center) 2 truths and a lie is a member of the Romantics (same handwriting). We can infer that the first (top left) 2 truths a lie is also a member of the Romantics (because their lie is "I hate rom-coms").
Solution
The second (top center) 2 truths and a lie is a member of the Romantics (same handwriting). We can infer that the first (top left) 2 truths a lie is also a member of the Romantics (because their lie is "I hate rom-coms").
The teams are: Phil and Claire, Lenny and Brynn, Isaiah and Elise.
Isaiah and Elise are on Man's Best Friend.
We know Claire's '2 truths and a lie' is the third one (top left), which means Claire is NOT on the Romantics, and therefore, neither is Phil.
That means Lenny and Brynn are on the Romantics.
Hint 7
We know:
- The first two 2 truths and a lie (top left and top center) are members of the Romantics
- The 3rd (top right) 2 truths and a lie is Claire, and Claire is partnered with Phil.
- The 5th (bottom center) 2 truths and a lie is Elise, who's partnered with Isaiah, on Man's Best Friend.
Because Elise, Isaiah, Claire, and Phil are not on the Romantics, the Romantics must be must be Lenny and Brynn.
Which means the McLovins are Claire and Phil.
Read Claire's note.
Hint 8
The message was sent to Marcus Calden (the phone number on the messages matches the phone number listed on the offender record). What gang is Marcus in?
Solution
Phil can be eliminated because he was taking a photo of a rock-shaped heart at Gabriel Pond at 4:19pm. The EpiPen was stolen sometime between 4:05pm and 4:30pm.
Because of the location of Gabriel Pond, Phil could not have taken the photo and also stolen the EpiPen.
We know Phil took the photo because only two teams took photos of the rock-shaped heart (McLovins and Man's Best Friend), but only one team could have taken the photo at 4:19pm (Phil's team—McLovins).
The McLovins and Man's Best Friend took photos of the rock shaped heart. Elise and Isaiah were on the Man's Best Friend team, which we know because their team name matches Elise's handwriting. They couldn't have taken the photo because they were back by 4pm.
We know Phil was on the other team that took a photo of the heart-shaped rock (McLovins) because he couldn't have been on any other team (Man's Best Friend was Elise and Isaiah, and the Romantics was Lenny and Brynn). We know the Romantics was Lenny and Brynn because the first and second two truths and a lie (i.e. top left and top center) match The Romantics (both the handwriting and the content).
We can also figure out that Phil was on McLovins because the handwriting for McLovins matches the handwriting on Phil's Never Have I ever note.
Hints: Eliminate a Suspect
Hint 1
This suspect can be eliminated because they have an alibi for when the EpiPen was stolen. If you're not sure when the EpiPen was stolen, read Elise's witness statement carefully.
Hint 2
Compare the photograph of the rock to the scavenger hunt map. Make note of the timestamp on the rock photograph.
Hint 3
The EpiPen was stolen sometime after 4:05pm and before 4:30pm. Whoever took the rock photograph couldn't have stolen the EpiPen (because of how far Gabriel Pond is—which is where the rock photograph was taken—from the cabin.)
If you look at the scavenger hunt maps, you'll notice that only two teams took a photograph of the heart-shaped rock. Which two teams could have taken this photograph?
Look at the two truths and a lie paper and see if you can figure out who wrote each one and map them to the three different teams. The three teams are: Lenny and Brynn, Phil and Claire, Elise and Isaiah.
Hint 4
The McLovins and Man's Best Friend both took photos of a rock shaped heart. The photo of the rock-shaped heart that's timestamped 4:19p.m. can't have been taken by Isaiah and Elise's team because Isaiah and Elise were back at 4pm (see Elise's witness statement).
Which team are Isaiah and Elise on?
If you're not sure, look at the 2 truths and a lie and Elise's witness statement.
Hint 5
Elise's handwriting on her witness statement matches the handwriting for Man's Best Friend, so Man's Best Friend is Isaiah and Elise.
The 5th (bottom center) 2 truths and a lie is Elise's (it matches her handwriting, and we know Elise is vegan).
We can infer that the sixth (bottom right) 2 truths and a lie is Isaiah's (because one of the truths is "I've had 5 corgis" which fits with the team name 'Man's Best Friend').
Who is on the Romantics (either Lenny/Brynn or Phil/Claire) and who is on McLovins (either Lenny/Brynn or Phil/Claire)?
If you're not sure, read the "Phil has..." Note and examine the "Never Have I Ever" photograph.
Also compare the handwriting of The Romantics and McLovin to the 2 truths and a lie (remember that we know who the 5th and 6th, i.e. bottom center and bottom right, belong to).
Hint 6
The third (top right) two truths been a lie (that starts out "I have eight tattoos") is Claire's (it matches her handwriting from the "Phil has..." note—which we know she wrote, because she was partnered with Phil on the scavenger hunt).
The fourth (bottom left) 2 truths and a lie matches the McLovin handwriting, and the 2nd (top center) 2 truths and a lie matches The Romantics' handwriting.
The McLovin handwriting also matches the Never Have I Ever that says "Never have I ever stolen a friend's girlfriend."
Do you know who wrote that Never Have I Ever? If you're not sure, read the "Phil has..." note carefully.
The third scavenger hunt team (that didn't get a picture of the heart shaped rock) is The Romantics.
The second (top center) 2 truths and a lie is a member of the Romantics (same handwriting). We can infer that the first (top left) 2 truths a lie is also a member of the Romantics (because their lie is "I hate rom-coms").
Solution
The second (top center) 2 truths and a lie is a member of the Romantics (same handwriting). We can infer that the first (top left) 2 truths a lie is also a member of the Romantics (because their lie is "I hate rom-coms").
The teams are: Phil and Claire, Lenny and Brynn, Isaiah and Elise.
Isaiah and Elise are on Man's Best Friend.
We know Claire's '2 truths and a lie' is the third one (top left), which means Claire is NOT on the Romantics, and therefore, neither is Phil.
That means Lenny and Brynn are on the Romantics.
Hint 7
We know:
- The first two 2 truths and a lie (top left and top center) are members of the Romantics
- The 3rd (top right) 2 truths and a lie is Claire, and Claire is partnered with Phil.
- The 5th (bottom center) 2 truths and a lie is Elise, who's partnered with Isaiah, on Man's Best Friend.
Because Elise, Isaiah, Claire, and Phil are not on the Romantics, the Romantics must be must be Lenny and Brynn.
Which means the McLovins are Claire and Phil.
Read Claire's note.
Hint 8
The message was sent to Marcus Calden (the phone number on the messages matches the phone number listed on the offender record). What gang is Marcus in?
Solution
Phil can be eliminated because he was taking a photo of a rock-shaped heart at Gabriel Pond at 4:19pm. The EpiPen was stolen sometime between 4:05pm and 4:30pm.
Because of the location of Gabriel Pond, Phil could not have taken the photo and also stolen the EpiPen.
We know Phil took the photo because only two teams took photos of the rock-shaped heart (McLovins and Man's Best Friend), but only one team could have taken the photo at 4:19pm (Phil's team—McLovins).
The McLovins and Man's Best Friend took photos of the rock shaped heart. Elise and Isaiah were on the Man's Best Friend team, which we know because their team name matches Elise's handwriting. They couldn't have taken the photo because they were back by 4pm.
We know Phil was on the other team that took a photo of the heart-shaped rock (McLovins) because he couldn't have been on any other team (Man's Best Friend was Elise and Isaiah, and the Romantics was Lenny and Brynn). We know the Romantics was Lenny and Brynn because the first and second two truths and a lie (i.e. top left and top center) match The Romantics (both the handwriting and the content).
We can also figure out that Phil was on McLovins because the handwriting for McLovins matches the handwriting on Phil's Never Have I ever note.