The camera arrived exactly one slot before Ben.
THE MYSTERY DESK · NO. 001 · ORIGINAL FICTION
The archive
after hours.
The doors are locked. The brass key is missing.
Someone walked out with it. You have three clues.
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The case
Ada, Ben, and Cleo each entered the archive once: at 8:10, 8:20, and 8:30 p.m. One carried a camera, one a notebook, and one a map. Each person had a different object.
The brass key was tucked inside the map, which its holder carried out. The three statements below are accurate, and the arrival times are consecutive slots. Who left with the key?
This is a fictional deduction puzzle. All the information you need is here; no knowledge of a real case is required.
Cleo arrived before the person carrying the camera.
The map did not arrive in the first slot.
Know someone who’d notice?
Send them the challenge. Keep the answer to yourself.