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:TITLE
The Case of the Northern Cross by Mycroft RBBS
:ENDR
:ID_TAG
014
:ENDR
:CASE
Yesterday morning Heratio Gibbons, the 1st mate of the Northern
Cross, was found stabbed to death in his cabin. The Northern
Cross, a merchant ship owned by the Britanica Shipping Company,
had just arrived in London the day before with a full load of
silks and other goods from the far east.
Scotland Yard is once again baffled and Inspector Gregson has
asked you to look into the case to see what you could find.
People routinely questioned by the Yard include Marie Letour,
Gibbons fiancee, Mark Lattire, the foreman at the Britanica
Shipping Company, Lester Freeman, a friend of Heratios who works
at the Loire Art Gallery and with whom he is often seen at the
London Opera House, and Les Jackson, one of Gibbons shipmates.
Also questioned by the Yard was Jack Coleman. It is not known if
Coleman is connected to the case, but he was found that same
morning snooping around the Northern Cross.
Upon examining the scene of the crime, the police found no sign
of a struggle nor could they find the murder weapon. They did
however find a small amount of straw on the cabin floor and a
half empty bottle of port wine and two glasses on the table.
In order to help out Gregson, you must find out:
a) Who killed Horatio Gibbons
b) What weapon was used
c) The motive for the murder
The game is afoot!
:ENDR
:QUESTION_1
Who killed Horatio Gibbons?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_2
What weapon was used?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_3
What was the motive?
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_1
Mr. Freeman
Mr Freeman
Lester Freeman
Lester
His friend
Friend
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_2
Jade dagger
Dagger
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_3
Stolen art
Stolen jade
Smuggled art
Smuggled jade
Smuggling
Double Cross
Double-Cross
Jade
Jade art
Art objects
:ENDR
:STORY
Horatio and Lester had long been friends and had plotted the
theft of the jade. Horatio would steal the jade while in China
and then smuggle it back into England. Lester, who had contacts
in the art world, would find a buyer for the stolen goods.
Lester had met Horatio on board the night of the murder and they
had taken the ferry across to the West Landing Inn to celebrate
their soon to be fortunes. While Lester danced with some of the
pretty ladies there that night Les Jackson came in and started
an argument with Horatio. Lester overheard Mr. Jackson telling
Horatio that he should not be seen with dealers in stolen goods
like Jack Coleman and that he was going to the Captain in the
morning to tell him what he knew.
Lester pieced two and two tegether and figured that Horatio had
decided to cut him out of the deal. Taking advantage of the fact
that Horatio was unaware of him overhearing the conversation, he
went back to the Northern Cross with his friend. They opened up
the port wine to have a final drink while they opened and examined
the stolen jade in a straw filled crate. Seing his chance, Lester
grabbed a jade handled dagger and killed his friend Horatio.
While taking a cab home, Lester decided to hide the dagger inside
the seat of the cab and thus dispose of the weapon.
Killer: Lester Freeman
Weapon: Jade dagger
Motive: Stolen art
:ENDR
:GALLERY
Upon talking to the director you find that Lester Freeman had
worked for the gallery for over 8 years. He tells you that
Lester is their expert in Oriental art.
:ENDR
:SCOTLAND
No clue.
:ENDR
:LAWYERS
The secretary tells you she received an urgent letter from
a foreign corespondant. The letter reads:
Motive Clue (Part 2 of 3)
It's the 14th one.
:ENDR
:HOTEL
One of the bellhops hands you a coded message. It reads:
Motive Clue (Part 1 of 3)
Women love a mink _______.
:ENDR
:BANK
Upon examining the records at the bank you find that Horatio had
very little money. He also tells you that Horatio had been
turned down for a loan 8 months ago before he left for the
Orient.
:ENDR
:MERCANTILE
You find Marie Letour works as a clerk in the store. She tells
you that she was to be wed to Horatio next month and that they
were to buy an inn out in the coutry west of London.
:ENDR
:PARK
A dark shadowy figure hands you a coded message. It reads:
Motive Clue (Part 3 of 3)
Nickname of the King who ruled Camelot.
:ENDR
:EXCHANGE
No clue.
:ENDR
:CAB
The dispatcher tells you that one of his drivers picked up a
man with a crate late the night of the murder down at the
Britanica Shipping Company.
Upon examining the cab in question you find a jade dagger
hidden in the seat.
:ENDR
:NEWSPAPER
Upon looking through the last few issues of the Times, you find
a story about a fortune in stolen jade that was taken from the
museum at Peking several weeks ago.
:ENDR
:PUB
The barkeep tells you that Horatio and another man had come into
the Pub together and that a little while later, Les Jackson, his
shipmate, had come in and that they had argued about something.
:ENDR
:SHIPPING
Mark Lattire tells you that he had seen Horatio talking with
Jack Coleman the day they had arrived in London.
:ENDR
:ENDC