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:TITLE
The Adventure of the Missing Knife by Mycroft RBBS
:ENDR
:ID_TAG
006
:ENDR
:CASE
Early this morning Mr. Walter R. Billford, one of London's shipping
magnates, was found dead in his house near West Landing. His
body was found with a stab wound in his chest. The only things
found in the room were several opened letters, his comb and
brush and a crystal pitcher full of water with two glasses.
Although an extensive search of the house and grounds were made
Scotland Yard has failed to find the murder weapon. Lestrade
is very puzzled about this but does say that they know the
knife was very thin due to the small wound found on the body.
After questioning Gene Porter, the Billford butler, Inspector
Lestrade has arrested Miss Sarah Miles, Billford girlfriend.
Also questioned by Lestrade were Shirley and Janice Billford,
Walter Billford two nieces, Richard Hartford, Shirley's fiance,
and Shirley Johnson, the Billford maid.
Sarah has sent a note to you asking for your help. She insists
that she had nothing to do with her boyfriends death.
In order to prove her innocence, Holmes must find out:
a) Who killed Walter Billford
b) What was the motive
c) Where is the missing knife
The game is afoot...
:ENDR
:QUESTION_1
Who killed Walter Billford?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_2
What was the motive?
:ENDR
:QUESTION_3
Where is the missing knife?
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_1
Shirley Billford
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_2
money
inheritance
:ENDR
:SOLUTION_3
in the pitcher
the pitcher
pitcher
in the pitcher of water
the pitcher of water
pitcher of water
in the water
the water
water
water pitcher
crystal pitcher
crystal water pitcher
:ENDR
:STORY
Shirley Billford decided that it was time she and her fiance
finally got married. She went to her father and asked him if
he would help them by financing Richards new dress boutique.
When he refused, she decided to kill him and get the money that
was left to her in his will. Taking his crystal letter opener,
she stabbed him and he fell to the floor dead.
After cleaning off the letter opener, she dropped it into the
pitcher of water where it disappeared at once.
Killer : Shirley Billford
Motive : Inheritance
Location: Water Pitcher
:ENDR
:GALLERY
A bald headed man passing in front of the gallery hands you
a coded message. It reads:
Location Clue (2 parts)
II. A piece of furniture that one person
would sit on.
:ENDR
:LAWYERS
Mr. Davidson tells you that in the event of the death of Walter
Billford, his will specifies that his fortune is to be split
between his two nieces.
:ENDR
:HOTEL
A bellboy hands you a note. It is a coded message and reads:
"02999 17783 918777 02888"
A translation from your code book reveals the following:
Killer Clue (4 parts)
I. Positive or certain.
:ENDR
:BANK
A teller hands you a coded message. It reads:
Motive Clue (3 parts)
II. What a bald man lacks.
:ENDR
:EXCHANGE
A broker at the exchange tells you that he was real good friends
with Walter Billford. He had eaten lunch with him two days ago
at the West Landing Pub and that they had discussed Sarah.
Apparently Walter and Sarah had been seeing each other for
several years. Lately they had not been getting along well so
Billford was going to tell her it was over.
:ENDR
:PARK
A carriage pulls up and the driver hands you a note saying
"I am suppose to deliver this to you Mr. Holmes". He then
drives away. The note reads:
Killer Clue (4 parts)
II. Famous Civil War General Robert E. _____.
On the back you find:
Killer Clue (4 parts)
IV. A place where a stream may be crossed by wading.
:ENDR
:BOUTIQUE
A dress designer tells you that Richard Hartford is an excellent
dress designer and often speaks of his dream to someday open his
own boutique in London.
:ENDR
:SCOTLAND
Sarah admits to you that she and Walter Billford were going
to break up.
:ENDR
:FERRY
While watching the boats sail quietly down the Thames, a
messenger brings you a telegram. It reads:
Motive Clue (3 parts)
I. Opposite of out.
III. Opposite of relaxed.
:ENDR
:SHIPPING
A longshoreman walks up to you and says "The world is full of
oranges and bananas". Your code book shows the following
translation:
Location Clue (2 parts)
I. Hard thing in the center of an apricot.
:ENDR
:PUB
One of the barmaids tells you that Billford had eaten lunch
here a couple of days ago with a friend of his from the
stock exchange.
:ENDR
:NEWSPAPER
The editor shows you a letter that they received this morning.
It reads:
Dear Mr. Editor.
In trying to help with the murder of Mr. Billford last
night, I am sending you this note. Sorry but I must
remain anonymous. Let me give you this one clue about
the killer. The third part is "what you get by mail and
have to pay every month".
:ENDR
:MERCANTILE
The head stock clerk tells you that Janice Billford comes in
quite often and loves to spend money.
:ENDR
:CAB
The owner of the cab company tells you that he and Walter
Billford were good friends. In fact just a month ago he had
presented Walter with a crystal desk set. It included a
pitcher, two glasses, an ashtray, and a letter opener.
The owner was quite proud of this as Walter Billford was a
collector of fine crystal.
:ENDR
:ENDC