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Lights Out at AltitudeAt 8:47 PM, a city-wide power cut plunged Skyline Terrace into darkness. When emergency lighting flickered on ninety seconds later, head chef Renata Osei discovered that the restaurant's locked cashbox — containing $4,200 in weekend takings — had been snatched from the manager's office just off the kitchen. The office door was found standing open; it had been locked at 8:30 PM.Open casefile Today’s case desk
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Knight Moves at the Queensgate ClubOne of these witnesses is lying. Work out which.
The First Serve BackName the thinking trap in the account, and the phrase that gives it away.
Compost and CompanyRead the weekly sessions and find the one that breaks a fact.
The Pick-Rate Report of PackFlux FulfilmentOne line in these books is a forgery. Prove it.
The Trophy and the Transfer SlipFive events, one true order. The obvious one is wrong.
Coins Gone at the Castling RoomYou never find out who did it. Only what they're like.
The Barometer BreaksCrack the coded note, then name who wrote it.
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