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Case File · Detective · No. 010
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The Gilded Wing Incident
≈ 9 min
On the evening of July 4th, a rare 19th-century entomology specimen — the Gilded Wing butterfly, valued at $400,000 — vanished from its locked display case in the East Gallery. The museum's head curator, Dr. Opal Vance, discovered the theft at 9:15 PM during a routine closing walkthrough. Security footage from the gallery camera was mysteriously overwritten between 7:45 PM and 8:30 PM.
Subject
The Gilded Wing Specimen
A preserved Ornithoptera croesus mounted under museum glass, authenticated in 1887 and insured for $400,000. The only specimen of its kind on public display in North America.
The suspects
- Felix Drummond — Museum Security Guard (East Wing)
- Renata Solís — Collections Conservator
- Theo Marchetti — Visiting Academic (Lepidopterist)
- Ingrid Paal — Museum IT Technician
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