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:TITLE
The Case of the Vanishing Silver by Mycroft RBBS
:ENDR
:ID_TAG
017
:ENDR
:CASE
Along with your midday tea, Mrs. Hudson brings you an envelope
addressed to you. You open it and discover that it is a letter
from Sir Garth Gregory, president of the Bank of London. The
letter reads as follows:
To: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
221b Baker Street, London
Dear Mr. Holmes,
Although we have never met, I feel I must seek your help based on
your reputation. This morning, after arriving at the bank, I
opened the safe to find a recent shipment of silver bullion had
dissapeared. The safe shows no signs of breaking into. When
an Inspector Lestrade from Scotland Yard arrived to investigate,
he came to the conclusion that I must be guilty and has placed me
under arrest. I swear to you that I am completely innocent of this
entire affair. You are my last hope Mr. Holmes. Please help me.
Sir Garth Gregory
In order to help Mr. Gregoty, you must find out:
a) Who is the thief
b) How was the silver was stolen
The game is afoot!
:ENDR
:QUESTION_1
Who is the thief?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_2
How was the silver stolen?
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_1
Mr. Mark Johnson
Mr Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mr Johnson
Johnson
Hotel Janitor
Janitor
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_2
Melted Silver
Drain
Heat
Chemical
Chemicals
Chemical Reaction
Chemical Heat
:ENDR
:STORY
Mark Johnson, the janitor for the Dartmouth Hotel, had been
assigned the task of rebuilding a section of the hotels wine
cellars. While working on this he found out about the silver
shipment being stored in the vaults of the Bank of England.
Since he was already part way there, he finished digging into
the sewers that ran underneath both the bank and the hotel.
Next he purchased some chemicals that he knew would create a
very hot reaction. Sealing the chemicals in wax, he placed them
in a light wooden box and had them stored in the bank vaults.
Slowly in the night, the chemicals disolved the wax and eventualy
met and formed a high temperature reaction. The silver bullion
melted and went down the water drawin in the center of the vault.
Johnson, who had already tapped into that drain pipe, merely
collected the liquid silver and then skipped the country with it.
Thief : Hotel janitor (Mark Johnson)
Method: Melted silver
:ENDR
:GALLERY
The art director shows you a message that he received just this
morning. The message reads as follows:
Method Clue (Part 2 of 3)
This Kennedy won't get to be President.
:ENDR
:SCOTLAND
Gregson lets you see a clue that Lestrade found when he went to
investigate at the bank. It is a torn piece of cloth with the
following message on it:
Method Clue (Part 1 of 3)
TV Alices boss.
:ENDR
:LAWYERS
Mr. Davidsons secretary hands you an envelope saying 'Mr. Holmes,
this is for you. Mr. Davidson had an appointement and could not
meet you but he left this for you'.
You open it up and it contains a letter that reads:
Thief Clue (Part 2 of 3)
In the Bible he was known as The Baptist.
:ENDR
:HOTEL
On speaking to the Mr. Peterson, the Hotel Manager, you find he
can contribute little. 'Well Mr. Holmes', he says, 'I was up
quite late and did not see anyone at all around the bank. If you
will excuse me sir, I have my own problems at the moment. My wine
cellar is half finished, and my janitor quit this morning.'.
:ENDR
:BANK
Examining the vaults, you find that they are indeed quite empty.
They consist of four metal walls and shiny metal ceiling and floor.
There is a small drain in the center of the vaults to allow
drainage when the vaults are cleaned. The vault containing the
silver is completely empty except for some jade statues.
Upon talking to Mark LeFevre, the vice president, you find that
the only times the vault was opened yesterday was when Mrs. Mary
Johnstone had some jade statues stored and when Mr. Ted Thompson
had a box of precious coins sent over from the hotel.
:ENDR
:BOUTIQUE
Hillery tells you that Mary LeFevre, wife of the vice president
of the bank of England, spends a small fortune at her boutique
each month.
:ENDR
:MERCANTILE
In the stores records, you find a bill for some highly reactive
chemicals that were sold to the Dartmout Hotel.
'Yes Mr. Holmes', says the owner, 'the Dartmouth is rebuilding
their wine cellar and needed the chemicals to burn through some
of the stone walls'.
:ENDR
:PARK
The old park caretaker can help little except to tell you that he
was once a city engineer and that the bank, the exchange and the
hotel are all connected underground by sewers.
:ENDR
:EXCHANGE
No luck here. Mr. Alex Johns the head of the exchange is too
busy to talk to you.
:ENDR
:CAB
One of the cabbies remembers taking Ted Thompson and a nice
looking lady from the West Landings Inn to the Dartmouth Hotel
last night at about 1:00am. He could not help but overhear Mr.
Thompson bragging to the lady that he was just about to come into
a large sum of money. The cabbie complains that if he was going to
be so bloody rich then how come he only got a two-bit tip.
:ENDR
:NEWSPAPER
The editor shows you a letter that the newspaper had just received.
It reads:
Method Clue (Part 3 of 3)
Its symbol on the Periodic Table is Ag.
:ENDR
:PUB
One of the barmaids hands you a secret note. It reads:
Thief Clue (Part 1 of 3)
German money during the time of Sherlock Holmes.
:ENDR
:FERRY
The ticketmaster remembers that Mark LeFevre rode across the ferry
just last night at around 11:30pm.
:ENDR
:SHIPPING
A shipping clerk accidentaly drops a folded peice of paper. You
pick it up and open it. It reads:
Thief Clue (Part 3 of 3)
It makes our day nice and bright.
:ENDR
:ENDC