Torn invitation
A copper wax edge carries a fresh thumbprint and a fold made after midnight.
THE VELVET ALIBI00 / 06
CIRCA
NOIR
THE VELVET ALIBI
CASE FILE 07 / PRIVATE VIEW
00 / THE HOUSE GOES DARK
One object is missing.
One object is missing.
Every guest has a reason.
At 00:17 the west cabinet opened during the portrait unveiling. The obsidian clasp vanished before the lights returned. Read the room, question the guests, and make one accusation.
ARCHIVE INTELLIGENCE
I will organize the evidence. You decide whom to believe.
01 / READ THE ROOM
Three objects remained after midnight.
Open each object and add its observation to the ledger.
0/ 3 CLUES LOGGED
GUEST 01 / THE ARCHIVIST
Mara Venn
Keeper of the west cabinet. Arrived before the other guests.
ARCHIVE INTELLIGENCE / LOCAL CASE MODEL
03 / THE LEDGER
Six observations.
Six observations.
One broken alibi.
Objects establish who entered the room. Statements establish when.
Obsidian cuff
A black cuff from the patron's coat is caught beneath the west cabinet runner.
Amber vial
The muse's fragrance marks the portrait room, but the dust beneath it has not moved.
Mara Venn
The west cabinet was open before the toast. I closed it, but the velvet drawer was already empty.
Ivo Rell
I crossed the gallery after midnight. The invitation was on the floor, but I never touched the cabinet.
Celeste Orr
The perfume vial is mine. I left it beside the portrait hours before the house went dark.
04 / NAME THE GUEST
Whose alibi fails the room?
The correct choice unlocks the campaign capsule.
05 / THE ALIBI BREAKS
The cuff returns
The cuff returns
to its owner.
Ivo crossed the west gallery after midnight. The invitation places him there; the cuff proves the cabinet was opened. The vanished clasp was hidden inside his coat lining before the unveiling.
CASE CAPSULE / 01
Nocturne Column Coat
Black wool, copper closure
GBP 1,880
CASE CAPSULE / 02
Index Obsidian Cuff
Polished stone, brushed brass
GBP 5400ITEMS IN PRIVATE SELECTION