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Case File · Detective · No. 014
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The Missing Manuscript
≈ 4 min
A rare handwritten manuscript — valued at over $200,000 — vanished from the Harwick Public Library's locked archive room overnight. The head archivist discovered it missing at 8:00 AM when she opened the room for the day. Security footage shows the archive door was accessed once between closing and opening. Four staff members had key-card access to the archive.
Subject
The Alderton Manuscript
A 19th-century handwritten novel, the only surviving copy, on loan from a private collector for a two-week exhibition.
The suspects
- Nora Vance — Head Archivist
- Derek Cho — Evening Security Guard
- Lyra Osman — Reference Librarian
- Paul Girard — Facilities Manager
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