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The Case

A small painting vanished from the second-floor gallery of the Whitmore Museum between 2:45 PM and 3:15 PM on Tuesday. Only three staff members had keycard access to that floor: Evelyn (curator), Marcus (tour guide), and Diana (gift shop manager). Case file EASY-001.

Who took the painting?

Evidence (4)

#1Security camera footage shows Diana at the gift shop register from 2:50 PM to 3:10 PM.
#2Marcus was leading a tour of the East Wing during the entire window. Twelve guests confirm this.
#3Evelyn told investigators she was resting in the staff break room, but no one else was there to confirm it.
#4The break room has no security camera.

Suspects

Clues

Reveal the Solution?

This will show the answer and full deduction chain. The puzzle will be marked as "solved with reveal."

About easy deduction cases

Three suspects, a handful of clues, and one guilty party. Easy cases are built so that at least one suspect has an airtight alibi, and the remaining two can be separated by a single piece of evidence. You shouldn't need to chain clues together at this level.

The point here is to get comfortable with the format. Read the scenario, read the evidence, and notice how each clue either confirms someone's innocence or leaves a gap in their story. The guilty party is the one without a clean defense.

If you solve these consistently without hints, try medium next. The jump to four suspects and red herrings changes the dynamic more than you'd think.