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Hollow Lots at Canalside Gavel
≈ 6 min
In the early hours of Thursday 27 August 2026, staff arriving at Harwick Wharf Auction House discovered the rear workshop — a restricted area used for cleaning, testing, and cataloguing consignment lots before sale — had been entered overnight. A subset of specialist tools from an incoming consignment was missing. Your task is to profile the behaviour of whoever was responsible, using the scene, victim profile, witness statements, and evidence gathered that morning.
The scene
Harwick Wharf Auction House, a Victorian canal-side saleroom and specialist tool dealership on the Harwick Navigation towpath
In the file
- Priya Sondh — Auction house cataloguer
- Donal Vane — Night security warden, contracted to Harwick Wharf
- Comfort Asare — Saleroom porter and workshop assistant
- Fenella Obi — Registered bidder, attended pre-sale viewing on Monday 25 August
- Oswin Glebe — Consignment vendor
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This case first aired on August 28, 2026. A fresh profile runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.