Daily Casefile · Verdict
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A defendant stands accused. Four witnesses testify, each with their own angle. Six exhibits sit on the table. Weigh the testimony against the evidence and decide: guilty, or not. Then name the witness whose word settles the case. One ruling.
Verdict #049 · The Forged Gallery Receipt
A small contemporary art gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland, present day.
On the afternoon of 14 June 2026, the Ardmore Gallery recorded a cash sale of a painting — 'Tide Break' by Fiona Luss — for £4,200. Gallery owner Sandra Peel discovered the original receipt in the file had been replaced with a doctored copy showing a lower sale price of £600, with the difference never banked. Marcus Hale, the only staff member on duty that afternoon, denies altering any document and claims the receipt was already filled out when he found it on the desk. The prosecution argues Hale forged the receipt to pocket the difference. The question before you: did Marcus Hale forge the gallery receipt?