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Copper Gone Cold at Cloudbreak
≈ 4 min
Between the end of the 10:00 morning public tour and the start of the 13:00 afternoon talk, the wooden charity collection box mounted on the welcome desk in the observatory foyer was found emptied. The box had held donations gathered during the morning tour. Staff have provided statements and several items of physical interest have been catalogued. Your task is to profile the behaviour of whoever emptied the box — not to name them.
The scene
Cloudbreak Hill-Station Observatory, a Victorian-era astronomical facility and weekend community science centre at 1,820 m elevation in the Caldera Ridge
In the file
- Harriet Soole — Observatory volunteer guide, led the 10:00 morning tour
- Declan Pruitt — Observatory technician, on duty in the instrument room
- Orla Fenn — Shuttle bus driver, Caldera village to observatory
- Benedikt Staub — Visitor, part of the 10:00 morning tour
- Philippa Chard — Observatory administrator, based in the back office
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This case first aired on October 15, 2026. A fresh profile runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.