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Case File · Detective · No. 080
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The Absent Timekeeper
≈ 9 min
The Congress's prized chess clock — the brass-cased Vosberg tournament clock donated in 1962, reserved for the top board — vanished from the skittles room between the lunch adjournment and the afternoon session. Without it, board one cannot resume under regulation timing, and four people had reason to be near the felt-lined case where it rested. Trace the clock and the hand that hid it.
Subject
The Vosberg Tournament Clock
A brass-cased twin-dial chess clock from 1962, kept under a glass cloche on the skittles-room sideboard and used only for board one.
The suspects
- Harlan Vosberg — Donor's grandson, board-two player
- Petra Osei — Chief arbiter
- Delia Crane — Refreshments steward
- Milo Frame — Junior competitor, board four
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This case first aired on September 15, 2026. A fresh detective runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.