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1. You arrive at Kaleidoscope, tired but relieved after solving "The Mystery of the Flying Kakapo" for the New Zealand Wildlife Service and giving credit to the firm of "Lestrade, Japp, and Strange: consulting detectives". After knocking on the door, you are let inside by the overweight but genial Inspector M__.
"Good day Inspector, it's been a while."
The Inspector looks you over, thinking..( a waste of my time, it is )." Good day. Yes it has. How are your vegetable marrows coming along?"
" Oh, tres bien Inspector. You have a good memory."
" And your bee keeping?"
" Sadly, I am allergic to the sting. I had to give that up."
" Sorry to hear that. Maybe this case will take your mind off it."
" You are most kind. Kindly fill me in, s 'il vous plait."
" Well, the heavy rains subsided and the postman made his rounds. He found everyone dead in the house."
" The postman is beyond reproach?"
" Yes. He always rings twice."
(You groan at the Inspector's sense of humour.)
" Ah, I see that beautiful rainbow arching over the ocean. Oh, by the way, how many colours are there in the visible spectrum?"
" Uh," he hesitates." I think it's ____."
2. You question the Inspector further.
" Tell me, is there anyone else that you know of?"
" None, because the cliff is too sheer to climb and there are no muddy footprints outside," he replies.
" Then our killer is one of our victims."
" Where were the bodies found?" you continue.
" In their beds, but there were no signs of struggles whatsoever."
" Maybe they were all poisoned?"
" That's a possibility. At first there were ten, and then there were none."
" Hmm...sounds like the title of a mystery I once read."
Of the 4 choices, the one that's least likely a poison is ____.
3. " May I see the list of victims, Inspector?"
Handing you the list, he says "I found this pinned to an artist's easel in the courtyard. Can you draw anything from it?"
You take the list, read it, then make some mental notes.
Capt. Hastings Redstone - ex-con.
Mr. Wilfred O'Range - banker.
Sgt. Woody Cochon - policeman.
Mr. Endeavour Green - mortician.
Miss Delilah D'Anube - civil servant.
Col. Indigo Watson - soldier, South Africa.
Miss Violet Christie - school bus driver.
Miss Ke-qi-ri Blanc - communist sympathizer.
Miss Irene Adler-Knight - vineyard owner.
Sister Tanya Claire - Nun at St. Fillol's.
" See a pattern here," you observe.
" No, I don't, what is it?"
" The last three surnames on the list refer to three colours, namely ____."
4. " Okay Inspector, but... hello, what's this?"
You notice an unopened letter, stamped but no postmark, resting in the 'out' basket by the hallway. Putting on gloves, you carefully open the letter and read the contents (it's a riddle):
Stop by the sea and what do you see?
A Mystery to baffle all, committed by me.
The easel holds the puzzle. The puzzle holds the clue.
When all is revealed, the questions remain few.
Why'd I do it? I must confess.
A desire to seek justice. You'll find the rest.
I chose colours because you see.
It's death by spectrum. The last colour? Me.
What "colour" is mentioned last on the victim list?
5. " Death by spectrum...does it mean by COLOUR spectrum?" you think out loud.
" Hard to believe that Sister Claire is capable of this. Though, it reminds me of that lady, the one that poisoned a lot of people," recalls the Inspector.
Your ears perk up. " Lady poisoner? Which one are you speaking of?" you inquire.
" I'm speaking of the member of the powerful Renaissance family, the Borgias." he replies.
" Oh," you say, "you mean ___."
6. " It's obvious," note the Inspector. " Sister Claire did it!"
" You may be right, but somehow, I'm not yet convinced."
" I don't understand," he says, looking rather baffled.
" It's too easy, too, as one would say, obvious. No, there's something we're overlooking. Here, let me see that note again."
You look over the note and frown.
" Tell me, Inspector, why are their professions also listed?"
He hesitates, then says " Hey, you're right. Maybe they're ___."
7. " Precisement! mon ami Inspector," you reply, jotting down what's becoming clearer, listing the occupations in parentheses in front of of the names.
(Ex-con) Redstone - RED
(Banker) O'Range - ORANGE
(Policeman) Cochon - sounds like "caution" i.e. YELLOW
(Mortician) Green - GREEN
(Civil Servant) D'Anube - (Danube, as in) BLUE
(Soldier) Watson - (first name) INDIGO
(Bus driver) Christie - (first name) VIOLET
(Communist Sympathizer) Blanc - WHITE
(Vineyard owner) Adler-Knight - BLACK
(Nun) Sister Claire - CLEAR
" Hmmm, let's see. Red..orange..yellow..green..blue..indigo..violet..white..black..clear.
R.o.y.g.b.i.v.w.b.c..."
" I'm hungry," says the Inspector, rubbing his tummy. "I'm heading off to "Conan's Sandwich Shop" for some nourishment. Care for some food?"
" I'll have the eggs and chips combo from "Dexter's" please (Sgt. Lewis's favourite food). Oh, by the way, do you know a common slang for a communist?"
" I don't know, maybe a 'Red'?" he says as he leaves.
" Hmm...I wonder." You peruse the list, close your eyes, and begin to use the little grey cells.
Then, taking a pencil, you again list the occupations, re-arranging them as you go...
A half hour later he returns with a bagful of food, the aroma of "Dexter's eggs-and-chips combo" filling the room. You exclaim to him:
" I've got it!"
He looks skeptical, but decides to play along, munching on a cheese sandwich. You eat a chip.
" The first three victims are NOT Redstone, O'Range, and Cochon at all."
" Are you sure?" says he with a quizzical look.
"Yes, the victims were disposed of according to the sequence of colours in the visible spectrum, Inspector...BUT THEY WERE KILLED IN ORDER OF THEIR OCCUPATIONS, NOT THEIR NAMES!"
"What!?" he exclaims incredulously.
"In fact, I'm firmly convinced that the first three victims, in order, are___."
( At this point, dear Reader, care to solve the mystery?)
8. "Hmm..okay, I'll bite so far. Who comes next?" Says the Inspector, finishing off the sandwich. You have another chip.
"Bear with me, but if my theory holds up, the next three are ___."
9. " Okay, so far I'm still biting," says the Inspector as he bites down on a second cheese sandwich (!)." Now we're down to four."
You munch on a third chip.
" Okay, here it gets a little tricky, but here goes. The final three victims in order, in my opinion, are ___. '
10. The Inspector drops his glazed doughnut (!?) as he gazes at you. You nibble on a fourth chip.
"Wait a minute, my dear chap, there's only one name left!"
"Yes, only one name, and if you decide to delve into that person's past, you will find all the evidence you need. Yes, Inspector, the guilty person is ___!"
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