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Case File · Cipher · No. 019

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The Cold Boot Confession

6 min

When the first ski patrol of the morning came to collect their gear, they found a stranger's boot stuffed with a rolled note rather than a foot. The boot room had been locked since the previous evening, and the lodge's prized competition skis — reserved for the junior championship the following day — had vanished from their rack.

The scene

Ski chalet boot room, Montferret Alpine Lodge

Possible authors

  • Pascal RenardLodge Equipment Manager
  • Ingrid SolbergJunior Ski Coach
  • Theo BachmannLodge Night Watchman
  • Marta VukasAlpine Lodge Bookkeeper

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