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:TITLE
The Case of the Vicious Viper by Mycroft RBBS
:ENDR
:ID_TAG
005
:ENDR
:CASE
Last night at 9:00 PM Mr. Harry Wilcox came staggering into the
Dartmouth Hotel and collapsed dead in the lobby. Scotland Yard
was summoned and found that Mr. Wilcox had two small puncture
marks on his left ankle. Gerry MacConley, the hotel desk clerk,
told Lestrade that Mr. Wilcox had been staying at the hotel and
had gone out for a stroll in Seymore Park after dinner.
Routinely questioned by Scotland Yard were George Hampsted the
bell captain, Martha Gibson the maid responsible for Mr. Wilcox
room, Mary Queens a hotel guest staying in the room opposite
Mr. Wilcox, and Prof. Stanford W. Griffin and his assistant
Robert Simms who were staying down the hall.
Inspector Lestrade is interested in how a poisonous snake got
into Seymore park and feels that foul play must be involved.
Scotland yard wants to know:
a) Who killed Harry Wilcox
b) How was he killed
c) What was the motive
The game is afoot...
:ENDR
:QUESTION_1
Who killed Harry Wilcox?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_2
How was he killed?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_3
What was the motive?
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_1
Robert Simms
Mr. Simms
Mr Simms
Simms
Assistant
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_2
Poison Fork
Poisoned Fork
Fork
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_3
Revenge
Pregnant Sister
Affair with sister
Sister
Pregnancy
:ENDR
:STORY
Harry Wilcox, who was a playboy from New York often came to
London during his travels. The last time he came, he met Hanna
Simms who worked at the Mercantile and they began to date.
When Harry found out that Hanna had become pregnant, he abandoned
her and left for Paris.
Robert Simms found out about the affair between Wilcox and his
sister. When Wilcox returned to London, he invited him up to
his room and confronted him with his sisters condition. Wilcox
refused to do anything about it and an argument occurred.
While Wilcox was down at dinner, Simms devised a plan to get
even with him. Using some of Professor Griffin's snake venom
and a two pronged pickle fork, he waited for Wilcox to take his
nightly walks through Seymore Park. After jumping out of the
bushes, Simms poked Wilcox in the ankle and then laughed as Wilcox
struggled to get back to the hotel for help. Simms then went to
the West Landing Pub to provide an alibi as to where he was.
After walking in and ordering an ale, he purposely asked the barkeep
for the time knowing that it would be at least ten minutes more
before Wilcox would be able to reach the hotel.
Killer: Robert Simms
Weapon: Poison Fork
Motive: Pregnant Sister
:ENDR
:GALLERY
One of the galleries curators remembers seeing Wilcox in here
quite often with a young girl named Hanna who works at the
mercantile.
:ENDR
:LAWYERS
Davidson's secretary shows you an unsigned note that came in the
morning mail. It reads:
Killer Clue (2 parts)
I. To aid or help
:ENDR
:HOTEL
Martha Gibson, the maid, tells you that she heard Mr. Wilcox
arguing in Professor Griffin's room the day of the murder.
:ENDR
:BANK
While talking to one of the security guards, a man runs up to
you hands you a note and then disappears into a crowd. The
note reads:
Weapon Clue (3 parts)
II. Celestial object that provides our daylight
:ENDR
:EXCHANGE
A broker tells you that he took Mary Queens to the Opera last
night and then they went to the West Landing Pub for a
nightcap.
:ENDR
:PARK
The groundskeeper tells you that there are no poisonous snakes
in Seymore Park.
:ENDR
:BOUTIQUE
One of the salespeople tells you that Mr. Wilcox came here often
to buy presents for the women he was dating at the time. She
says that Mr. Wilcox had quite a reputation as a playboy.
:ENDR
:SCOTLAND
Sgt. Samuals shows you a note that was delivered anonymously to
The Yard that morning. It reads:
Killer Clue (2 parts)
II. A tiny insect that build tunnels
:ENDR
:FERRY
The ticket officer hands you a coded message. It reads:
Weapon Clue (3 parts)
III. A pronged eating utensil
:ENDR
:SHIPPING
A customs agent tells you that he remembers Prof. Griffin very
well. The Professor was working on a universal poison antidote
and often received shipments of snake venom from all over the
world.
:ENDR
:PUB
The barkeep remembers seeing Professor Griffin's assistant Robert
Simms at the pub on the night of the murder. He says he knows
Simms came in before 9:00 because Simms had asked the time and
had been there a little while already.
:ENDR
:NEWSPAPER
After looking through back issues of the Tribune, you come
across a story concerning Hanna Simms. Apparently there was
a rumor that she had left London to avoid the embarrassment
of becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
:ENDR
:MERCANTILE
One of the clerks tells you that she had never seen Mr. Wilcox
here at the mercantile. She does remember Simms though as
he used to come and see his sister Hanna when she used to work
here. She hadn't seen him in a while though as Hanna had
suddenly quit three months ago and had moved up to York.
:ENDR
:CAB
A coded message was found in one of the cabs this morning. It
reads:
Weapon Clue (3 parts)
I. A Hawaiian dish made from a ground root
:ENDR
:ENDC