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:TITLE
The Case of the Jilted Jockey by Mycroft RBBS
:ENDR
:ID_TAG
013
:ENDR
:CASE
Jerry Stone, one of Londons most noted jockeys, was found dead
this morning behind the stables of the West London Cab Company.
Only two days ago Jerry won the Devonshire Stakes race while
riding Swift Wind.
Police have been questioning Marie Letour, Jerrys hot tempered
girlfriend, a Mr. Thomas Walling, Swift Winds owner, and Evin
Brandon a friend of Jerrys. So far Scotland Yard is baffled as
to why Stone was murdered.
Among Jerrys possessions was found a note on Bank of England
stationary that read:
Important you meet me Friday at 11:00a.
ML
The note was dated with last Thursdays date. Also found were
Jerrys boots and his favorite riding crop. Scotland Yard is
asking your help. You must find out...
a) Who killed Jerry Stone
b) The motive
c) How he was killed
The game is afoot...
:ENDR
:QUESTION_1
Who killed Jerry Stone?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_2
What was the motive?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_3
How was he killed?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_4
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_1
Martin Lindstrom
Martin
Lindstrom
Mr Lindstrom
Mr. Lindstrom
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_2
Gambling Debt
Horse Race
Fixed Race
Fixed Horse Race
Double Cross
Refused to throw race
Would not throw race
Did not throw race
Didn't throw race
Throw Race
Thrown Race
Double Cross
Double crossed
Double crossed him
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_3
Poison Needle
Poison Crop
Rat Poison
Poison
Needle
Riding Crop
Crop
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_4
:ENDR
:STORY
Jerry Stone was a real gambler. He played poker several times a
week at the Dartmouth Hotel. Recently he had incurred some heavy
losses to Mr. Martin Lindstrom who was the Vice President at the
Bank of England.
When Jerry met Mr. Lindstrom on Friday morning, Mr. Lindstrom
told him that the debt would be considered payed if Jerry would
throw Sundays running of the Devonshire Stakes. Jerry agreed and
Mr. Lindstrom bet heavily on Midnights Dream, the only other
horse with a chance to win it.
On Saturday, Jerry had a big fight with his girlfriend who was
against Jerry throwing the race. They seperated after the heated
argument and that was the last time Marie saw Jerry.
On Sunday, the day of the race, Jerry decided that Marie was right
and that he would not throw the race after all and he went on to
win. Lindstrom, who had lost a bundle, felt he had been double
crossed and decided to get even with Jerry. He planted a poison
needle in Jerrys favorite crop knowing that Jerry would use the
crop while exercizing the Cab Companies horses on Tuesday night.
a) Killer: Martin Lindstrom
b) Motive: Double Cross
c) Method: Poison Needle
:ENDR
:GALLERY
A note is passed to you. It reads as follows:
Killer clue (Part 1 of 4)
"K-____, Americas favorite discount store."
Motive clue (Part 2 of 2)
"German army decoration: The Iron _____."
Method clue (Part 2 of 3)
"Male offspring."
:ENDR
:BOUTIQUE
Marie Letour tells you that she and Jerry had a heated argument
about the race on Saturday night but that was the last time she
had seen him.
:ENDR
:SCOTLAND
The autopsy report showed no markings on the body other than a
small scratch on Jerrys left hand.
:ENDR
:LAWYERS
Mr Davidsons secretary gives you an envelope saying that Mr.
Davidson had received it just this morning. Inside you find a
note which reads:
Killer clue (Part 2 of 4)
"A small hotel or pub."
Motive clue (Part 1 of 2)
"A drink with twice the liquor in it."
Method clue (Part 1 of 3)
"Hawaiian food made from roots."
:ENDR
:HOTEL
One of the bellhops tells you that Jerry was quite a gambler. He
often played poker here at the hotel in one of the lounges. He
played with many of the lawyers and bankers in the area.
:ENDR
:BANK
Martin Lindstrom, the Vice President of the bank, tells you that
Jerry was suppose to meet him on Friday. Jerry had applied for
a loan a few weeks ago and Lindstrom needed some more information
for the loan papers. Lindstrom says that Jerry never showed up
though.
:ENDR
:MERCANTILE
A clerk recalls only one strange event in the last week. A
gentleman had come in and purchased a package of needles and some
rat poison.
:ENDR
:PARK
A Mr. Smythe states that he saw Jerry here on Tuesday, the day
of the murder, talking to his friend Evin.
:ENDR
:EXCHANGE
One the back of some ticker tape you find the following note:
Killer clue (Part 3 of 4)
"Small threads which cling to your close."
:ENDR
:CAB
Johnny Christopher, one of the drivers at the company, explains
that Jerry was a real great guys. Jerry was always nice to him
when Jerry came to exercise the horses on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings.
The last time Johnny saw Jerry was when he dropped him off at
the bank late Friday morning after Jerry had come by the Cab
Company to collect his wages.
:ENDR
:NEWSPAPER
A Miss Goldstein, the gossip columnist, tells you that it was
rumered that Jerry had been trying to raise a lot of cash to pay
off a large debt. It was said that he even asked Mr. Walling
but that he had been turned down.
:ENDR
:PUB
The bartender tells you that Jerry Stone was in the Pub last
Saturday night with his girlfriend. They had a heated argument
that had something to do with the race and then she stormed out
in one of her fits of rage which she is famous for.
:ENDR
:FERRY
One of the Ferry captains hands you a note and then dissappears.
The note reads as follows:
Killer clue (Part 4 of 4)
"Thunder and lightning are part of a _____."
Method clue (Part 3 of 3)
"Sewing is done with this."
:ENDR
:SHIPPING
One of the managers tells you that he recently made a fortune
betting on Jerry in the race. He got some banker to bet him
20,000 pounds that Swift Wind would lose.
:ENDR
:ENDC