The room is pitch black; the one factor giving any type of mild is the moon. You go searching, however can’t appear to see a lot in any respect.

Suddenly, music begins taking part in and large rats seem out of nowhere, leaping and prancing round! The means they transfer is so elegant that they make you fall below a small trance; you may’t appear to look away.

You discover that one thing else is coming from behind the enormous rats, marching nearer and nearer. As it will get nearer you can begin making out what it’s: an enormous robot-looking determine holding a gun. It factors the gun on the large rats, making ready to shoot.

Just if you thought this couldn’t get any weirder, ballerinas leap out of nowhere, leaping right here and there, backwards and forwards. You attempt to wrap your head round all this however it’s simply an excessive amount of.

The music will get louder and louder; you attempt to transfer however you may’t. As the music will get to an insufferable quantity that makes you simply wish to shoot your self, it stops. Clouds get blown in, masking up the moon and the moonlight. You hear this faint chatter that rapidly turns right into a roar of chattering and clapping sounds: a whole bunch of individuals speaking and clapping suddenly. The lights slowly mild up the room.

(CHOOSE ONE)

Passive:

That was the primary time you had ever seen the basic story of The Nutcracker.

“Wow that was pretty good. I don’t know what the classic story is about, but this play sure has piqued my interest. But next time I should DEFINITELY not stand right next to the speakers,” you say to your self.

Aggressive:

That was the primary time you had ever seen the basic story of The Nutcracker.

“Wow, that play sucked! Now I DEFINITELY do not want to see the original! But next time I should DEFINITELY not stand right next to the speakers,” you say to your self.

Everyone slowly disperses and goes again to what they have been initially doing. A fellow co-worker walks as much as you.

“Why the glum face? You’re the number one detective in the world right now, and you’re on vacation! Smile and enjoy yourself a little. That title and a vacation like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Tell you what, tonight for dinner, the first round is on me if you come skiing with us,” he says.

“I guess I should try to enjoy myself, and a drink wouldn’t hurt later on,” you suppose to your self.

“Sure, I’ll come”.

“Great! We’ll meet you at the entrance to the ski lift in 20 minutes,” your co-worker says. You get become your snowboarding gear and headed in the direction of the ski elevate, the place you meet your fellow co-workers.

After about an hour of snowboarding together with your co-workers, you determine to take one final spherical down the hill earlier than heading again to your room to heat up. As you sit on the ski elevate patiently ready for it to achieve the highest of the hill, you hear a loud scream. It is coming from the course of the forest proper subsequent to the ski hill, about half means down. You discover that everybody is speaking and pointing in the direction of the forest the place the scream got here from.

When you lastly attain the highest of the hill, you rapidly ski midway down and jump over the small fence which says “DO NOT ENTER.” As quickly as you jump over, you see 5 youngsters run out of the forest. You handle to cease one of many youngsters; you are taking a fast look at him: male, blond hair, about 6’ 2”, sporting a thick leather-based winter jacket.

“What happened?” you ask the younger teenager.

“Holy shit man! There’s a dead body over there!” he says in a panicked voice as he factors deep into the wintry forest.

You rapidly head over to the realm the younger male was pointing to. When you lastly attain the realm, you see a physique mendacity on the bottom. You slowly strategy the physique and kneel all the way down to take a greater have a look at the physique. You discover that it’s a male, with curly brown hair, sporting a crimson sweater and darkish blue denims.

Suddenly, you hear voices coming in the direction of you; it’s your co-workers and a few law enforcement officials. The officers begin calling again to HQ reporting this incident. Your co-workers begin taking footage on their cell telephones and scouting the realm for any clues.

Suddenly, there’s a huge rumble within the floor; a loud unfamiliar sound approaches. You search for and see that it’s an avalanche!

“AVALANCHE! EVERYBODY RUN!” you yell. Everyone begins working; you rapidly look across the space for any clues and observed that there’s a prime hat close to the physique. You run in the direction of the highest hat and seize it, then rapidly flip round and run in the direction of the physique. You know that you simply don’t have a lot time left, so that you rapidly search the physique.

(CHOOSE TWO)

Front Left Pocket:

You rapidly seize the item in his entrance left pocket and pull it out. You discover that it’s his mobile phone.

Front Right Pocket:

You rapidly seize the item in his entrance proper pocket and pull it out. You discover that it’s his keys.

Back Left Pocket:

You place your hand into his again left pocket and don’t really feel something in his pocket.

Back Right Pocket:

You rapidly seize the item in his again proper pocket and pull it out. You discover that it’s his pockets.

After you will have searched the second pocket, you understand that you simply received’t have time to verify one other, so that you began working down the hill. As you run full-speed down the hill, you are taking a fast look behind you to see that the avalanche has violently swept up the physique and all different proof with it. You know that you simply received’t have the ability to outrun the avalanche and it’s solely a matter of time earlier than it catches as much as you. All of a sudden you see a giant shadow hanging over you, one thing huge hits your again, and also you black out.

You open your eyes. The solely factor you recall is the avalanche hitting you. You slowly elevate your self right into a sitting place on the mattress. You look across the room, however it’s an unfamiliar room, a room which you haven’t seen earlier than.

A health care provider walks in. “Ah, I see you are finally awake. You took a pretty big hit from that avalanche. How are you feeling?” asks the physician.

“I’ve had better days, but thank you. How long was I out for?” you reply.

“About two to three hours; not too long. The rescue team worked quickly on finding you and the others and brought them here for recovery. And thank God they did! By the way, your team says that when you are ready, they will meet you back at the lodge’s main lobby.”

“Thanks Doc.” You rapidly head over to the lodge.

Upon arrival, your co-workers run as much as you, asking if you’re OK and saying that they’re glad nothing has occurred to you. They inform you that the rescue group continues to be out looking in case another person is on the market below the snow, however since they have no idea how many individuals bought hit by the avalanche, they have no idea once they can cease trying.

You ask in regards to the physique. “The body still has not been found, and might not be found. It was a big avalanche,” one in all your co-workers says. They additionally inform you in regards to the clues that have been discovered upon rescuing you. They level to a desk throughout the room and also you stroll over to verify them out.

On the desk are the objects you managed to seize earlier than the avalanche consumed every part in its path. One of the objects is the mysterious prime hat. You look at the highest hat. It is black, made out of silk, and really clear, as if it have been model new.

“Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary,” you mutter to your self. You place the highest hat in a Ziploc bag and ship it to the forensics group for additional investigation.

(Choose The Same Two Pockets You Chose Earlier At The Crime Scene)

Front Left Pocket:

The sufferer’s smartphone is white with a see-through light-green telephone case. You unlock the telephone and begin checking for any current actions. You discover out that the sufferer’s title is Terry W. Ter. He doesn’t appear to have any movies, textual content messages, or incoming/outgoing telephone calls. The solely factor he has are footage of him exterior both snowboarding, snowboarding, or ice fishing, with timber coated in snow. The bizarre half is that the photographs are in albums that he has renamed to “Winter 2013”, “Winter 2014”, and “Winter 2015”.

Front Right Pocket:

You look at the sufferer’s keys. There are 3 units of keys on the important thing chain. One secret’s for a Nissan Altima, one secret’s for his mail field, and the final key may be his home keys however you may’t be 100% sure simply by it. Checking the parking zone for a Nissan Altima, you come throughout a inexperienced one and determine to attempt opening it with the important thing; it opens! You verify the automobile for any clues nevertheless it appears to be saved in a really clear situation. The solely factor you discover is a parking ticket with the automobile’s license plate quantity (WNTR1 5H34R), the automobile mannequin, and the sufferer’s title: Terry W. Ter.

Back Left Pocket:

You keep in mind that you didn’t discover something within the again left pocket of the victims physique. “Why did I pick the back left pocket? No one ever keeps anything in that neglected pocket,” you sigh to your self.

Back Right Pocket:

You look at the sufferer’s pockets. It is a black leather-based pockets, which appears to be model new. You verify contained in the pockets for any clues, however the one card that you simply discover in there’s a present card for a sauna place referred to as “HOT AS HELL SAUNA”. There is a quantity on the again of the cardboard for the place and also you determine to name it. You discover out that the cardboard belongs to Terry W. Ter, and that he has already used the present card as soon as.

After inspecting all of the clues you will have gathered, you suppose to your self, “I knew a vacation was too good to be true, maybe next year”. Just if you have been about to move again to your room to consider this case some extra, the proprietor of the lodge comes as much as you and your group and presents the social gathering room as a brief dwelling base for all of the investigation work. He additionally presents safety so nobody can go in except it’s a member of the investigation group or the police. You and your group fortunately accepted the proprietor’s provide.

You discover that the proprietor is about 5’ 9”, has brown hair, is skinny, and is dressed up fairly fancy. The sky is getting darker and darker as you head again to your room to get a great night time’s relaxation.

You all of the sudden hear a loud buzzing noise with music. “RING RING RING RING,” goes your telephone because it wakes you up. You slowly open your eyes, give a giant yawn, and reply your telephone. “Hello?” you reply.

“We have a situation; we have found another dead body. Come to the laundry area in the basement quick,” says one in all your co-workers as she hangs up the telephone.

You rapidly dress and discover your means in the direction of the laundry room. As you enter via the door you see your group and law enforcement officials already surrounding the realm. There are some small yellow cones across the physique. You stroll as much as the physique to get a greater look.

It is a younger ladies, 23-26 years previous, brunette, round 5’ 5” to five’ 7”, and with brown eyes. She is sporting the employees uniform of the ski lodge, so that you get one of many law enforcement officials to get the proprietor of the ski lodge there for extra info. You verify the physique however there aren’t any stab or gunshot wounds. Her neck does appear a bit crimson and puffier than normal, however you conclude that it was not strangulation.

You then begin trying on the clues that the others have discovered. On the desk there’s a plate with a single carrot. It appears that somebody has taken a chew out of the carrot. With nothing else on the carrot, you progress on to the following clue.

(CHOOSE ONE)

Clue 1:

You stroll as much as the merchandise on the desk. It is the sufferer’s pockets. You open it up, however there may be nothing contained in the pockets apart from a bit of paper. You take a more in-depth have a look at the paper. It is the sufferer’s momentary driver’s license. Her title is Sally N. Bhal, and her date of beginning is December 14, 19**. The final two digits of her beginning 12 months have been scratched out, in addition to the rest of the cardboard.

Clue 2:

You stroll as much as the merchandise on the desk. It is a bit of paper. You open the piece of paper. It says “Things To Buy” underlined because the title, and below it’s “- Buy Scarf”. It was written with a blue pen, and whoever wrote this had unhealthy hand writing; you may inform they have been struggling. It doesn’t look like a feminine’s writing.

As you’re about to check out the opposite clue, out of the nook of your eye you see that one of many law enforcement officials slip and fall on the sting of the desk. The officer falls arduous, pushing the desk away, and knocking the clues off the desk. The carrot falls on the bottom and the plate shatters into tiny items, whereas the 2 different clues fall proper into the lit hearth proper beside you. The clues rapidly burn, and there may be nothing left.

As the others assist the officer up, the proprietor of the ski lodge and the opposite police officer come via the door.

“I heard you were looking for me?” says the proprietor.

“Yes, I was wondering, do you by any chance know this young woman? She is wearing the ski lodge uniform,” you reply.

The proprietor takes a have a look at the physique, then his eyes open huge. “Oh shit!” he says, “that’s Sally! Yes, I do know her; she works here at the lodge part time cleaning the rooms, and washing the clothes and bed sheets and all that.”

You check out the physique after which have a look at the proprietor and ask, “Did she have any enemies? What else do you know about her?”

“Not too much; she’s just another employee. We don’t talk too much. She is very nice and I would say liked by all. I don’t see her having many enemies,” says the proprietor as he appears to be like away and appears across the room. “… I do know that she loves animals, especially dogs, she likes the colour cyan, she lives not too far from here, and she is really allergic to carrots.”

You have a look at the proprietor with curiosity and ask, “How do you know that she is allergic to carrots?”.

“Well, every employee has to fill out this form with their personal information and on the sheet there is a question asking if they are allergic to anything so we can be more cautious about what task we assign to them. May I go now? I am quite busy running the lodge at the moment.”

“Alright you’re free to go. By the way, I never got your name,” you reply.

“Oh how rude of me! My name is Vladimir J. Englebel,” he replies as he takes his depart.

You stand there for a minute fascinated by the clues you will have discovered to date, however nothing is absolutely connecting in your head. You determine to move again to your room to consider this some extra. As you stroll out the laundry doorway, you stumble upon somebody.

“Excuse me, mate,” says the person, as he continues to mop the ground.

You have a look at the person you by accident ran into. He is about 5’ 6”, has black hair, and is sporting the gray ski lodge janitor uniform along with his title on the left aspect of his shirt. “Namon” it says.

You apologize for bumping into him. “It’s OK,” he replies. You see his eyes shift over a bit and also you discover the person’s facial features change. After a few seconds he simply continues with what he was doing earlier than.

You then observed that Mr. Englebel was proper behind you; you didn’t discover him approaching. “What’s wrong with him?” you ask.

“His mother passed away not too long ago; he must still be sad about it. He really loved him mom, but I mean everyone does right?” Mr. Englebel replies. You nod after which proceed to your room.

As you lie in mattress fascinated by the case, you determined to go speak to Vladimir. You stroll as much as Vladimir’s workplace and knock on his door. “Come in,” he says. You enter his workplace.

“Hi Mr. Englebel” you say.

“Come in, please, take a seat. What can I do for you?”

“I have a plan to find out who the murderer is, but I will need you to provide me a list of everybody who has been here since the murder. Also, I would like you to close down the ski lodge until this case has been solved. I would like you to ask each room to pack and leave the lodge ASAP one at a time.”

“If you think that is what’s best, then sure. I will provide you that list in a couple of hours,” the proprietor says.

“Oh, and one more thing Mr. Englebel: keep this a secret and don’t let anyone else know.”

You watch for a few hours again in your room, when all of the sudden your room telephone rings, and also you reply the telephone. “I have compiled that list for you. Please come to my office and I will give it to you.” Vlad says as he hangs up.

You head to Vlad’s workplace. “Here you go, and this list has everyone that has been here since a couple of days prior to the first murder,” he says.

“Thanks. Now, I would like you to hold onto this list. Go and tell the occupants of each room to pack and leave the premises. After each leaves I want you to cross their names off the list.”

Vlad agrees and begins asking the occupants of every room to go away the ski lodge. After a few hours, you continue to see lots of people leaving. All of a sudden, you hear loud knocking at your door.

“We have an emergency! We have found another body! Everyone is waiting for you in the boiler room,” yells one in all your co-workers.

You rapidly rush to go discover Vlad. As you strategy him you sluggish your tempo in order to not alarm the shoppers.

“Excuse me, Vlad, may I talk to you for a second in private?” you whisper as you pull him apart. “We have just found another dead body. I will need you to stop asking people to leave, because now we have just eliminated a bunch of people who aren’t the killer, which means that someone on the remainder of the list is the murderer.”

He appears to be like shocked. “Another body found? First the avalanche and now this! This is definitely not good for my business.”

You ask Vlad for the listing and rapidly head to the crime scene. When you arrive, you see everybody crowded round speaking, and a physique mendacity in the midst of the room. As you get nearer, you discover that there’s a small tree department within the sufferer’s armpit. “Looks like the victim bled to death, the armpit is a vital spot,” you mutter to your self. You take a more in-depth have a look at the tree department, nevertheless it simply appears to be a daily tree department.

(CHOOSE TWO)

Check Body:

You verify the sufferer’s physique. Upon nearer inspection, you observed that the sufferer is bald, about 5’ 11”, and usually constructed. He is sporting denims and a crimson sweater. He additionally has actually darkish brown eyes, so darkish that they’ll nearly cross as black. There is not another form of marking on him, apart from the tree department wound.

Check Pocket:

You verify the sufferer’s pockets. In his again proper pocket you discover his pockets. You open and search it for any clues, however the one factor you discover is his ID card. His title is Andy Okay. Cane, 6’ 1”, and he has his G license. Everything else has been scratched out on the cardboard.

Check Clue:

You verify the clue on the bottom beside a small yellow cone. As you get nearer to it, you observed tiny items of hair. Examining them nearer with a amplify glass, you may see that the hairs are about 1.5” to 2” lengthy, and there are brown and black hairs.

All of a sudden, you hear a faint sound. It seems like a snake hissing, nevertheless it doesn’t cease. People contained in the room begin coughing and a few even point out that they’re feeling dizzy. “Look, there is a gas leak over there!” yells one of many law enforcement officials. Looking up, you see a large-diameter yellow pipe with a label saying, “Danger: toxic gas.”

Everyone begins to evacuate the room instantly, because the gasoline is harmful. As you exit the room, one in all your co-workers rapidly closes the door in order that the gasoline doesn’t escape. After a few seconds, you hear a loud “BANG!”. You look via the window on the door to see {that a} portion of the pipe has exploded and gasoline is rapidly filling the room. You know that you simply received’t be going again in there for some time, so that you determine to return to your room.

While you stroll again to your room, you suppose to your self, “I don’t know why, but is it just me or does it seem that every time I try to take a look at the last clue, some mysterious phenomenon happens?” The extra you consider it, the extra it begins to harm your mind, so that you determine simply to overlook about it.

After you arrive again at your room, you check out the listing you acquired from Vlad. “There are still 35 people on the list. 35 suspects to interrogate. Well, better start investigating some people,” you say to your self.

You check out the primary title on the listing: “Amber E. Nog.” You ask Vlad and another co-workers to assist arrange an interrogation room. After a room has been discovered and arrange, you name in Amber, the primary suspect on the listing.

As Amber enters the room, you discover that she is about 5’ 5”, skinny, has crimson curly hair, and is sporting darkish blue denims with a gray sweater. She sits down. “Hi, Mr. Detective,” she says.

“Hi. Amber E. Nog, correct?” you reply. She nods in silence as she stares at you — not in a fierce means, buts extra like she’s . “When did you arrive at this lodge?” you ask.

“I arrived a couple days ago with my friends. We were just trying to have some fun during our holiday.”

“Do you know anyone at this lodge? Are you related to anyone?” you ask.

“No, the only people I know are my friends that I came with,” she replies.

You discover that she has one thing protruding of her sweater pocket. “What’s that in your sweater?” you ask.

“Oh this? This is my E-book tablet,” she says as she pulls it out to indicate you.

“What kind of books do you like reading?” you ask.

“Mainly mysteries and detective cases. I am currently reading this one book about a detective who can solve any case by placing his left hand on the victim’s head to get a glimpse of what happened. Then the detective has to find evidence to convict the murderer. It’s very interesting,” she says.

“Alright, you are dismissed” you inform Amber.

The subsequent individual to stroll in is within the ski lodge uniform, so that you instantly know she works right here. You ask for her title, occupation, and whether or not she as seen or heard something.

“My name is Cindy Silver and I work here as a cleaner. I mostly just clean the rooms after the customers have left, to prepare for the next customers. I haven’t really heard or seen anything, just the usual,” she says as she introduces herself.

At a fast look you discover that she is about 5’ 6”, has black hair just lately dyed a lighter brown color, is sporting the ski lodge’s work uniform for females, is round 18 to 21 years previous, and is on the thin aspect.

“Do you by any chance recognize or have you seen anyone recently wearing a top hat like this?” you ask Cindy as you present her the highest hat you discovered earlier that week.

“Hmm… nope, I haven’t seen anyone wear a top hat like that around here recently,” she solutions.

“Alright you are free to go.”

As Cindy will get up, you discover that she pauses for a second halfway via getting up, as if she is in ache. “You alright?” you ask.

“Yeah, I just injured myself the other day. I was lifting something heavy.”

“You should talk to Vlad about that. He’ll get you the medical care that you need,” you inform Cindy.

“I have already talked to him; our medical plan doesn’t cover this, but that’s okay — it’s not as bad as you think it is,” she replies with a smile as she walks out the door.

You name for the following individual to return in. As he enters the room you discover that he’s about 6’ 3”, jacked, has brown hair, and is sporting denims and a crimson plaid long-sleeved shirt. When he sits down, you requested him to let you know a bit about himself.

“Well, my name is Jack Jones and I am a lumberjack. I came here for vacation with some buddies from work,” he says. When you hear that he’s a lumberjack, all you may consider is the stick you discovered earlier on one of many victims’ our bodies.

“May we search your luggage and belongings, Mr. Jones?” you ask.

“Sure, but you won’t find anything suspicious, if that’s what you’re thinking,” Jack replies.

You begin looking via his belongings, discovering nothing however the normal objects folks would tackle holidays like garments, and underwear. You then spot a secret compartment within the baggage. You unzip the pocket to discover a Swiss military knife. It isn’t your normal Swiss military knife although; it’s a lot bigger than normal. You try every software constructed into this gadget. It has scissors, a knife, tweezers, a mini-axe, a flashlight, a bottle opener, a hook, and nail clippers.

“So, why did you bring something like this to a vacation spot?” you ask Jack.

“Me and the guys were gonna camp outside for a couple days here at the lodge; there is a camping spot just down the road,” Jack replies.

You ask Vlad if he owns such property and he confirms that he does have a campground down the highway from the lodge. He doesn’t recall if anybody has booked a campsite since he has been so busy; one of many different employees may need booked Jack in as a substitute of Vlad himself.

You determine to name within the subsequent individual. As he opens the door to return in, you observed that he’s dressed very properly: Black costume pants, full black swimsuit, gray vest, white costume shirt, silver tie, and even costume sneakers.

“Good afternoon, Detective, how may I help you?” he asks.

“You’re dressed up rather nicely today,” you comment.

“This is how I dress every day. My name is Strom E. Hail and I am the CEO of the famous Power Tech Corp.”

“I see. Anyhow, are you here on vacation? Visiting? Did you come here with family or friends?” you ask.

“Yes, I am here on vacation with my family. We heard good reviews about this place and we wanted to try it out. I guess the reviews aren’t what they say it is,” Mr. Hail replies.

“What do you mean?”

“Well, this place is filthy, the service is terrible, and the people here have no manners, but I guess that is what you get for the price you pay. Me and my family wanted to go to a much fancier place but they were all full so we decided to try a second rate ski lodge instead.”

You ask, “Where is your family now?”

“They returned to our home a couple of days ago. They did not feel like staying in such a rambunctious place any longer. I stayed because I have some business to attend to, and wanted to complain to the manager, but he was never in his office,” he replied. After a pair extra questions, you determined to name within the subsequent individual.

You have a look at who’s subsequent on the listing and to your shock it’s Vlad, the proprietor of the ski lodge. You hear the doorknob flip, the door slowly swings open.

“You must be surprised to see me on the list, no?” he says as he enters the room. Since you already know Vlad, you skip the formalities and ask him if he has seen something suspicious or has had something unusual occur just lately.

“Nothing strange or suspicious has happened recently,” Vlad says after fascinated by it. “Besides all this, nothing out of the ordinary”.

“Have any of your employees started acting strange or weird lately?” you ask.

“Not really. Everything has been fine. I don’t hear any complaints at all from them,” he replies.

“This guy probably doesn’t know anything since he is stuck in the office all day anyways,” you suppose to your self. You determined to let him go and ask for the following individual to be introduced in.

As the following individual enters the room, you observed that he’s sporting an worker uniform from the ski lodge. “Another employee? I guess Vlad wrote down the names of all the employees as well,” you muttered to your self.

“Please take a seat. Can you tell me a little about yourself?” you ask the worker.

“My name is Shig Bovel and I am fifty-nine years old. I have worked at the ski lodge in maintenance for thirty-five years now,” Shig replies.

“Thirty-five years is a long time. Has anything big happened recently?” you ask.

“I don’t know if you would call this recent, but five years ago Vlad’s father died. The benefits used to be so much better; they covered you and your family for everything. Now, we have limited benefits and if you want something more you have to request for it. Most requests get rejected due to high cost,” replies Shig.

You have a look at the clock on the wall behind Shig, and to your shock, time has simply flown by. You wished to get an opportunity to interview the others earlier than an excessive amount of time handed, nevertheless it looks like that received’t be occurring. You determined to interview one final individual earlier than calling for a break after which resuming the listing.

“Alright, you’re free to go,” you inform Shig.

“Oh, thank you,” he replies.

As the final individual for the primary half of the interviews is available in, he face appears acquainted. At a fast glace you see that the individual is male, has blonde hair, is round 6’ 2”, and is extra on the cumbersome aspect. After a few seconds, it hits you. “Aren’t you that young man that I stopped when you and your friends ran out of the forest after you found a dead body?” you ask {the teenager}.

“Yeah, that was me. My name is Shane Shady by the way,” Shane replies.

“Nice to meet you Shane,” you say as you shake his hand. “Now, tell me. What were you and your friends doing in the forest in the off-limits area?”

“Well, we just kinda went off to explore a bit and wanted to find a nice area where we could come back later that night and set up a campfire and stuff.”

“You know that area is off-limits, right?” you ask Shane, however you get no reply — simply utter silence. “I’ll give you one chance, Shane. Did you and/or your friends commit the murder?” you ask.

“No way, man! It wasn’t me, it wasn’t any of us,” he rapidly replies. You look him within the eye whereas he tries to keep away from yours; you may see in his face that he’s not mendacity, however does appear shady in a means.

“Alright, you’re free to go,” you inform Shane. “Thank you!” he says with a giant smile and a glance of reduction.

You determine to take a small break, and ponder it for a bit. Then it hits you. You know who the assassin is!

Who is the assassin?